You Might Be an Empowered Empath if…
You know that you are wired differently.
You know how to stay grounded and centered.
You know what your intuitive gifts are and can name them.
You enjoy getting paid for helping people.
You know how to manage your delicate nervous system.
You know how to set boundaries and communicate clearly.
You know what to do when you absorb other people’s energy and emotions.
You practice mindfulness on a daily basis.
You have cultivated emotional intelligence.
You have a strong love and connection to spirit, source and the earth.
You know how to clear your mental, emotional, spiritual and energy bodies.
You are ready to step out into the world with your gifts.
You no longer hide and are ready to serve.
You communicate clearly, wisely and with love.
You are ready to create a business and accept money for your gifts.
You know how to navigate conflict, anxiety and life’s challenges.
You are no longer a victim.
You feel empowered and clear on your mission in life.
You Lose a Big Piece of Your Soul…
When your mission in life and why you came here goes unfulfilled.
When you ignore, hide and suppress your inner knowing and wisdom.
When do not channel your gifts in a way where you are able to receive a monetary exchange.
This causes pain, depression and anxiety, which often leads to addiction. The gifts that you were born with are your mission in life and meant to be used.
About Empaths
Being an empath is different from being empathetic. Being empathetic is when your heart goes out to someone else. Being an empath means you can actually feel another person’s happiness or sadness in your own body.
In empaths, the brain’s mirror neuron system – a specialized group of cells that are responsible for compassion – is thought to be hyperactive. As a result, empaths can absorb other people’s energies (both positive and negative) into their own bodies.
At times it may even be difficult to tell if you are feeling your own emotions or someone elses.
There are different types of sensitivities an empath may experience.
Physical empaths, for example, are especially attuned to other people’s physical symptoms and absorb them into their own bodies. Emotional empaths pick up on people’s emotions and become a sponge for their feelings, both happy and sad. Food empaths are another type of empath who is attuned to the energy of food and may even experience sensitivities to certain foods.
Being empathic has incredible benefits such as greater intuition, compassion, creativity and a deeper connection to other people. However, living in this state of high sensitivity also comes with its challenges such as becoming easily overwhelmed, over-stimulated, exhausted, or absorbing the stress and negativity of others.
If a person isn’t aware that he or she is an empath, everyday interactions that others find tolerable could be causing an empath stress. Those who are not aware of their empathic abilities may be inclined to use food, alcohol and/or drugs to unconsciously numb their emotions.
Empaths are the medicine the world needs and they can have a profound impact on humanity with their compassion and understanding.
As you learn to identify your special talents, you will find that you not only enrich your life but you can enrich the lives of others too. The key skill is to learn how to take charge of your sensitivities and learn specific strategies to prevent empathy overload.
Empath Self Assessment
- Have I been labeled as “overly sensitive,” shy, or introverted?
- Do I frequently get overwhelmed or anxious?
- Do arguments or yelling make me ill?
- Do I often feel like I don’t fit in
- Am I drained by crowds and need alone time to revive myself
- Am I over stimulated by noise, odors, or non-stop talkers?
- Do I have chemical sensitivities or can’t tolerate scratchy clothes?
- Do I prefer taking my own car places so I can leave early if I need to?
- Do I overeat to cope with stress?
- Am I afraid of becoming suffocated by intimate relationships?
- Do I startle easily?
- Do I react strongly to caffeine or medications?
- Do I have a low pain threshold?
- Do I tend to socially isolate?
- Do I absorb other people’s stress, emotions, or symptoms?
- Am I overwhelmed by multitasking and prefer doing one thing at a time?
- Do I replenish myself in nature?
- Do I need a long time to recuperate after being with difficult people or energy vampires?
- Do I feel better in small cities or the country than large cities?
- Do I prefer one-to-one interactions or small groups rather than large gatherings?