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9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Chubhie: 6:33pm On Dec 19, 2014
What is an empath?
By definition, an empath is a person with the ability
to apprehend the mental or emotional state of
another individual. It comes from the word
empathy, which means the intellectual identification,
vicariously experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or
attitudes of another. In other words, you might be an
empath if you feel others emotions or thoughts on a
deep level and take them on as your own.
If you have always felt more in tune with the spiritual
side of life and what lies beneath the surface, this
could mean that you are an empath as well. Empaths
can have many different characteristics, but here are
the most common ones.
9 Signs You Might Be An Empath
1. You are Highly Intuitive
You can pick up on others thoughts, feelings, and
emotions without them having to say a word. You can
even pick up on a person’s intentions, mood, and
personality by their body language and overall
energy. On some days, you might even feel aches and
pains because of a negative occurrence in your town
or even thousands of miles away. You can just sense
when something is amiss in the world, and often
absorb the energies of everything around you
without even knowing it.
2. You Take on Other’s Feelings as if they Were
Your Own
You can relate to other’s problems and frustrations
easily, just as well as their triumphs and
accomplishments. You listen intently to others and
want to solve their problems or help them celebrate
a positive event. More often than not, though,
empaths tend to absorb negative energy. They tend
to sympathize with people and want to help them
overcome problems. However, empaths can take on
the problems and feelings of others as their own,
which is why they usually feel burdened by all the
imbalances in the world. If you wake up every day
feeling like you carry the weight of the world on your
shoulders, you are likely an empath.
3. You Like to Keep Your Feelings to Yourself
Most of the time, empaths can listen to other people
talk all day about themselves and their life struggles,
but when the tables are turned, empaths usually have
difficulty opening up. Since empaths are more
inclined to help others with their problems rather
than take on their own, they might have a hard time
expressing their feelings.
4. You Experience Fatigue
When you absorb other’s energy into your own
energy field, you unconsciously carry a lot of energy
with you that can drain your own energy levels. If you
lead an active lifestyle, but still feel tired often, you
might be an empath. Also, fatigue can be attributed
to energy vampires, or people that feed off your
energy, coming to you specifically to exchange their
negative energy for your positive energy. If you think
you might be an empath, watch out for these types of
people who just want to drain you of your own
vitality.
5. Strangers Often Share Their Problems With You
Strangers may come up to you at coffee shops or
department stores from all walks of life that suddenly
start talking about their problems openly and seem
to be in great distress. If this has happened to you on
multiple occasions, consider yourself an empath.
People come to you because they can sense your
caring and generous nature, and feel that they can
release their pent up frustrations and feelings onto
you. They trust you and believe you can help with
their problems. Just be careful not to take on their
problems as your own.
6. You Have a Strong Interest in Spirituality or
Metaphysical Studies
If you have taken an interest in meditation, prayer,
positive affirmations, holistic healing, or the many
wonders of the universe, this is a huge sign of being
an empath. Empaths usually see beyond the
limitations of the 3D world around them, taking
refuge in peaceful practices such as meditation or
yoga. An empath usually wants to know more about
the universe and what lies beyond the confines of
society as we know it.
7. You Have an Open Mind
Empaths have no problem learning new things about
the world, and actively seek out information not
found in the mainstream news, movies, or TV shows.
They want to learn things considered underground or
weird by society as a whole, and find the everyday
way of living too restrictive and boring. If you got
easily distracted or restless in school and always felt
like there was so much more out there to learn, you
are probably an empath.
8. You Don’t Fit in With the Mainstream
If you are an empath, you have a strong desire to
heal and bring this planet back into alignment. You
consider the way that normal people live as
destructive to your nature and defy any person telling
you to live this way. You might want to work for
yourself in a field that expresses your creativity or
desire to heal others. You treat healing with utmost
importance, and can’t understand why others choose
to participate in destructive behavior. You want to
live life your way and don’t listen to others who
disagree with your opinions on how you should live.
9. You are a Free Spirit
As the point above suggests, you don’t like to be told
what to do. You don’t enjoy living by someone else’s
guidelines; you live by your own rules. You never
liked rules as a child and would often argue with your
parents or teachers. You did not understand the
“system” growing up, and still don’t to this day. You
enjoy adventure, freedom, and expressing your
creativity – you probably have a strong interest in art,
music, or writing and have a vivid imagination. You
let this imagination take flight and live by the reality
in your head rather than the one you see every day.
Are you an empath?

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Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by ALAYORMII: 6:52pm On Dec 19, 2014
Hmmmmmmmmmm




This is enlightening

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Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by holatin(m): 6:56pm On Dec 19, 2014
so you mean am em wetin you call am naa
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 9:16pm On Dec 22, 2014
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Nobody: 9:26pm On Dec 22, 2014
MizMyColi:



[font=Georgia]OP!!!!!
5000 bottles of Malta guiness
U dont take alcohol? It helps a little with the sadness. Weed too. tongue
Merry Christmas, ada cheesy
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 9:32pm On Dec 22, 2014
Chubhie:
What is an empath?

By definition, an empath is a person with the ability
to apprehend the mental or emotional state of
another individual. It comes from the word
empathy, which means the intellectual identification,
vicariously experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or
attitudes of another. In other words, you might be an
empath if you feel others emotions or thoughts on a
deep level and take them on as your own.

If you have always felt more in tune with the spiritual
side of life and what lies beneath the surface, this
could mean that you are an empath as well. Empaths
can have many different characteristics, but here are
the most common ones.

9 Signs You Might Be An Empath

1. You are Highly Intuitive
You can pick up on others thoughts, feelings, and
emotions without them having to say a word. You can
even pick up on a person’s intentions, mood, and
personality by their body language and overall
energy. On some days, you might even feel aches and
pains because of a negative occurrence in your town
or even thousands of miles away. You can just sense
when something is amiss in the world, and often
absorb the energies of everything around you
without even knowing it.

2. You Take on Other’s Feelings as if they Were
Your Own
You can relate to other’s problems and frustrations
easily, just as well as their triumphs and
accomplishments. You listen intently to others and
want to solve their problems or help them celebrate
a positive event. More often than not, though,
empaths tend to absorb negative energy. They tend
to sympathize with people and want to help them
overcome problems. However, empaths can take on
the problems and feelings of others as their own,
which is why they usually feel burdened by all the
imbalances in the world. If you wake up every day
feeling like you carry the weight of the world on your
shoulders, you are likely an empath.

3. You Like to Keep Your Feelings to Yourself
Most of the time, empaths can listen to other people
talk all day about themselves and their life struggles,
but when the tables are turned, empaths usually have
difficulty opening up. Since empaths are more
inclined to help others with their problems rather
than take on their own, they might have a hard time
expressing their feelings.

4. You Experience Fatigue
When you absorb other’s energy into your own
energy field, you unconsciously carry a lot of energy
with you that can drain your own energy levels. If you
lead an active lifestyle, but still feel tired often, you
might be an empath. Also, fatigue can be attributed
to energy vampires, or people that feed off your
energy, coming to you specifically to exchange their
negative energy for your positive energy. If you think
you might be an empath, watch out for these types of
people who just want to drain you of your own
vitality.

5. Strangers Often Share Their Problems With You
Strangers may come up to you at coffee shops or
department stores from all walks of life that suddenly
start talking about their problems openly and seem
to be in great distress. If this has happened to you on
multiple occasions, consider yourself an empath.
People come to you because they can sense your
caring and generous nature, and feel that they can
release their pent up frustrations and feelings onto
you. They trust you and believe you can help with
their problems. Just be careful not to take on their
problems as your own.

6. You Have a Strong Interest in Spirituality or
Metaphysical Studies
If you have taken an interest in meditation, prayer,
positive affirmations, holistic healing, or the many
wonders of the universe, this is a huge sign of being
an empath. Empaths usually see beyond the
limitations of the 3D world around them, taking
refuge in peaceful practices such as meditation or
yoga. An empath usually wants to know more about
the universe and what lies beyond the confines of
society as we know it.

7. You Have an Open Mind
Empaths have no problem learning new things about
the world, and actively seek out information not
found in the mainstream news, movies, or TV shows.
They want to learn things considered underground or
weird by society as a whole, and find the everyday
way of living too restrictive and boring. If you got
easily distracted or restless in school and always felt
like there was so much more out there to learn, you
are probably an empath.

8. You Don’t Fit in With the Mainstream
If you are an empath, you have a strong desire to
heal and bring this planet back into alignment. You
consider the way that normal people live as
destructive to your nature and defy any person telling
you to live this way. You might want to work for
yourself in a field that expresses your creativity or
desire to heal others. You treat healing with utmost
importance, and can’t understand why others choose
to participate in destructive behavior. You want to
live life your way and don’t listen to others who
disagree with your opinions on how you should live.

9. You are a Free Spirit
As the point above suggests, you don’t like to be told
what to do. You don’t enjoy living by someone else’s
guidelines; you live by your own rules. You never
liked rules as a child and would often argue with your
parents or teachers. You did not understand the
“system” growing up, and still don’t to this day. You
enjoy adventure, freedom, and expressing your
creativity – you probably have a strong interest in art,
music, or writing and have a vivid imagination. You
let this imagination take flight and live by the reality
in your head rather than the one you see every day.
Are you an empath?


OP!!!!!
5000 bottles of Malta guiness

Sometimes, we're sure it's a gift.
Other times....we just wanna turn off the empath in us and go all out on the world.

But we really can't y'know......

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Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 9:41pm On Dec 22, 2014
musKeeto:

U dont take alcohol? It helps a little with the sadness. Weed too. tongue
Merry Christmas, ada cheesy

Lolz
Muskeeto, I'm trying not to like you y'know.
Someone from this section broke my e-heart, almost irreparably.

Hehehehehehehe
cheesy
cheesy

Happy Holidays Muskeeto.
smiley

Weird name tho'

Errrr...... Are you manmustwac?
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by luvly101: 10:10pm On Dec 22, 2014
YES...In fact, a Certified Empath grin

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Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Nobody: 10:17pm On Dec 22, 2014
MizMyColi:


Lolz
Muskeeto, I'm trying not to like you y'know.
Someone from this section broke my e-heart, almost irreparably.

Hehehehehehehe
cheesy
cheesy

Happy Holidays Muskeeto.
smiley

Weird name tho'

Errrr...... Are you manmustwac?
Lol. Erm, you like me already tongue. Na, i have lots of monikers grin but manmustwac isnt one of them. grin

I will let you figure out the others. grin
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 10:54pm On Dec 22, 2014
musKeeto:

Lol. Erm, you like me already tongue. Na, i have lots of monikers grin but manmustwac isnt one of them. grin

I will let you figure out the others. grin

Lolest.
smiley

So it's that obvious. Smh@mizmycoli
Lolz.
I think you do too tongue

I'll re-consult my sources @ your various monikers.

#Reminiscence
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Nobody: 10:57pm On Dec 22, 2014
MizMyColi:


Lolest.
smiley

So it's that obvious. Smh@mizmycoli
Lolz.
I think you do too tongue

I'll re-consult my sources @ your various monikers.

#Reminiscence
Lol. A friend didnt believe one of the monikers was mine until I gave him the password. Wish you goodluck and patience. grin
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Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 11:12pm On Dec 22, 2014
musKeeto:

Lol. A friend didnt believe one of the monikers was mine until I gave him the password. Wish you goodluck and patience. grin

I have a feeling it's a wild goose chase, one I don't wanna embark on.
cheesy
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Nobody: 11:16pm On Dec 22, 2014
MizMyColi:


I have a feeling it's a wild goose chase, one I don't wanna embark on.
cheesy


grin. You can always bribe me.
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Chubhie: 11:30pm On Dec 22, 2014
MizMyColi:



OP!!!!!
5000 bottles of Malta guiness

Sometimes, we're sure it's a gift.
Other times....we just wanna turn off the empath in us a go all out on the world.

But we really can't y'know......
All these bottles for me alone!! Much more than enough to go round. It is a crazy world milady. Against all odds, you have to persist in your noble service to a dying humanity. It doesn't hurt once in a while to turn off for self-care and go all out with the flow.
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 11:36pm On Dec 22, 2014
musKeeto:

grin. You can always bribe me.

I've been holding back from saying this, but everytime I see your mention.....one moniker comes to mind.

smiley
Such is life tho'

So, so..... Speaking of bribes. Lolest.

I have a feeling you'd request for the impossible, but I'll ask anyway ---

What's it gon be? grin
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 11:39pm On Dec 22, 2014
Chubhie:
All these bottles for me alone!! Much more than enough to go round. It is a crazy world milady. Against all odds, you have to persist in your noble service to a dying humanity. It doesn't hurt once in a while to turn off for self-care and go all out with the flow.

smiley
Thank you!

This Xmas....choi!
lipsrsealed
lipsrsealed
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Chubhie: 12:01am On Dec 23, 2014
MizMyColi:


smiley
Thank you!

This Xmas....choi!
lipsrsealed
lipsrsealed
Afterall, it is Jesus birthday and it won't hurt if you take Mmanya ngwo or mmanya nkwu depending on the brand you like.
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Nobody: 12:30am On Dec 23, 2014
MizMyColi:



What's it gon be? grin

Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 8:37am On Dec 23, 2014
Chubhie:
Afterall, it is Jesus birthday and it won't hurt if you take Mmanya ngwo or mmanya nkwu depending on the brand you like.

Naaaaa
Ion do alcohol
Lolz
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 8:38am On Dec 23, 2014
Muskeeto, are you Apatheist?
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Chubhie: 10:58am On Dec 23, 2014
MizMyColi:


Naaaaa
Ion do alcohol
Lolz
I meant the enriched freshly tapped wine with lots of vitamins and not the fermented one. You should give it a try.
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Ranchhoddas: 11:42am On Dec 23, 2014
E be like say I be empath.

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Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 1:11pm On Dec 23, 2014
Chubhie:
I meant the enriched freshly tapped wine with lots of vitamins and not the fermented one. You should give it a try.

My dear, I may have left religion, and most of my beliefs behind, but I still choose to hold on to some.
Alcohol, I don't like.
I'll only take it if they put sugar or honey in it grin grin
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Cwaya(m): 1:14pm On Dec 23, 2014
MizMyColi:


My dear, I may have left religion, and most of my beliefs behind, but I still choose to hold on to some.
Alcohol, I don't like.
I'll only take it if they put sugar or honey in it grin grin

Try Orijin !! grin
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 1:16pm On Dec 23, 2014
Cwaya:


Try Orijin !! grin

undecided undecided undecided

No be only Orijin, Kerewa Nko? tongue
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Cwaya(m): 1:23pm On Dec 23, 2014
MizMyColi:


undecided undecided undecided

No be only Orijin, Kerewa Nko? tongue

Na de one wey get sugar be that naa undecided
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 1:30pm On Dec 23, 2014
Cwaya:


Na de one wey get sugar be that naa undecided

Owh, really?
I saw a bus ad with the Kerewa campaign ish and I be like --- "wetin pesin nuh go see" cheesy
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Cwaya(m): 3:15pm On Dec 23, 2014
MizMyColi:


Owh, really?
I saw a bus ad with the Kerewa campaign ish and I be like --- "wetin pesin nuh go see" cheesy

hehe .. before nko

market must sell !
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Chubhie: 5:20pm On Dec 23, 2014
MizMyColi:


My dear, I may have left religion, and most of my beliefs behind, but I still choose to hold on to some.
Alcohol, I don't like.
I'll only take it if they put sugar or honey in it grin grin
The taste of a freshly tapped ngwo is sweeter than sugar. I know this cos my grandma was a well known dealer of nkwubi with wine in the eighties and nineties in ala owerri. Getting that freshly tapped one without mixture is rare cos very few honest dealer exists. I don't do alcohol but a chilled freshly ngwo doth good to the soul. I guess you are spiritual not religious?
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by Chubhie: 5:23pm On Dec 23, 2014
Ranchhoddas:
E be like say I be empath.
Stay true Bro
Re: 9 Signs You Might Be An Empath by MizMyColi(f): 3:41pm On Dec 26, 2014
Chubhie:
The taste of a freshly tapped ngwo is sweeter than sugar. I know this cos my grandma was a well known dealer of nkwubi with wine in the eighties and nineties in ala owerri. Getting that freshly tapped one without mixture is rare cos very few honest dealer exists. I don't do alcohol but a chilled freshly ngwo doth good to the soul. I guess you are spiritual not religious?

Lolz
Yeah
Spiritual --- I like to thnk of myself as irreligious.

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