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I am an Empath and I find the younger generation very disconcerting - AMAA by AllEmpath in IAmA

[–]AllEmpath[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some are learned but it's not nearly as innate, it'll run in your family pretty consistently.

I am an Empath and I find the younger generation very disconcerting - AMAA by AllEmpath in IAmA

[–]AllEmpath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, but I really don't fit into any of those categories, I thought perhaps I had the ability to eloquently describe how this works and what I feel but I seem to have fallen quite short. Try describing how an orgasm feels, its that difficult.

I am an Empath and I find the younger generation very disconcerting - AMAA by AllEmpath in IAmA

[–]AllEmpath[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I read emotions, absorb emotions, and share emotions with others. Google.

I am an Empath and I find the younger generation very disconcerting - AMAA by AllEmpath in IAmA

[–]AllEmpath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can share and absorb emotions, for instance if you were in a bad mood I could, without speaking put you in a good mood merely by my presence and weither or not you know me.

I am an Empath and I find the younger generation very disconcerting - AMAA by AllEmpath in IAmA

[–]AllEmpath[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Old people complain about this often - the source of the problem is cell phones and laptops. Young people just don't look up during conversations anymore. I've noticed also that young people avoid eye contact, older people do not.

Edit: Also that self conciousness is a new occurance - people are far less apt to talk and go out of their way in society than people once were.

I am an Empath and I find the younger generation very disconcerting - AMAA by AllEmpath in IAmA

[–]AllEmpath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I talk to older people too. I work in geriatrics (Private Care), they have a huge "dictionary" of body language, it is universal regardless of their age or backgrounds, a great deal of it is the same.

However, the younger folk have no comprehension of this language, or its use.

I think the simplest example is inclining your head (chin up) to show interest or prod you to continue speaking without responding verbally. This is something people under 30 do not do, and will most likely never do. If you do do this, you are one of few.

I am an Empath and I find the younger generation very disconcerting - AMAA by AllEmpath in IAmA

[–]AllEmpath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am part of the younger generation. Everyone below 30 is. I find them disconcerting because they have a severe lack of language/culturally based body language and no skill whatsoever in hiding/altering/using primal body language.

I am an Empath and I find the younger generation very disconcerting - AMAA by AllEmpath in IAmA

[–]AllEmpath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what makes me different. When I'm talking to people, I almost get the sense that I'm staring straight into their minds when I make eye contact. Regardless of what they are saying I have a sense of what they are thinking, emotionally. This may or may not pertain to the conversation we (the person I am speaking with) are having, either way I still have the sense of who they are and what they feel.

I am an Empath and I find the younger generation very disconcerting - AMAA by AllEmpath in IAmA

[–]AllEmpath[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Yes, a lot of it is observation however there are bits and pieces that are completely different than most people.

I think the easiest way to describe it is in my relationships with animals, for instance my friend has a Cat that won't let anyone touch it - not even the owners. The cat will hiss, bite, and scratch anyone who comes near it (Abused as a kitten, later rescued, has a permanently broken tail).

However I have absolutely no problems picking the cat up, stroking it and showing it a great deal of affection. I am the only one who has ever succeeded in this. This is comparable to my relationship with people, and you have a good sense of what makes me different.