Are you an Empath?

 

















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​An empath is a person who experiences the feelings of the people around them. It is a hypersensitivity, a sensation that is felt throughout the fiber of their being. For me I use this skill to read my clients, people and pets. What does it mean to be an empath? It means that on a daily basis you will be bombarded by people’s feelings, which are not necessarily immediately identifiable. Often empaths feel a myriad of emotions and these feelings are not theirs. If you are an empath, you feel the need to help and understand everyone around you. It is a natural willingness to be open to others and to assist them with their challenges.

Looking back from my childhood I have put the pieces together and made connections with my experiences being an empath. I recall seeing people in spirit starting when I was five years old. I felt their presence immediately just before falling asleep at night, in the middle of the night and in the morning. I couldn’t see anyone but I knew that they were there. I often had headaches which would most likely be called migraines by today’s standards. I remember my head hurting so badly that I would crawl into bed during the day into the fetal position and I would cry myself to sleep. During these horrible headaches, I had to be in a dark room; the light irritated my eyes, intensified the pain and I felt nauseous. I distinctly remember situations that would make me anxious; friends that I didn’t want to be near because of their destructive and hurtful ways. I literally had a built in barometer for situations that I could never have predicted as a child. This unknown feeling that presented itself frequently kept me safe.

As an empath I have learned throughout the years how to develop strategies, healthy practices and strong boundaries to cope.

Questions to ask yourself to identify if you are an Empath;

1. Do you like crowds? If not, why not? Do you experience fatigue, physical symptoms of discomfort or panic?
2. Do you become physically overwhelmed by specific people in your life? Toxic co-workers, family members or friends?
3. Does everyone tell you their secrets? Do strangers approach you with their tales of woe?
4. Do you often experience anxiety and fatigue and not understand why?

Love,
Ursula
​xo

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