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Are you an Empath?
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Asking a person how they know they are psychic can be a bit like asking someone how they knew they were in love the first time. The answers are elusive and tend to be different for everyone. Throw in the fact that many people who possess the less well known psychic gifts have no idea they even are psychic and getting answers becomes the impossible challenge.
So, rather than focusing on how someone knows if they are clairsentient or telekinetic - because, obviously, you know if you know things without explanation or can make things across the room move with only the power of your mind - let us turn our attention to those less Hollywood hyped abilities and first focus on some of the basic ways to know if you're an Empath.
1. You cannot bear to be around those grieving or in emotional distress
Now, of course, no one enjoys being at funerals or seeing their close friends endure emotional pain. If you did enjoy watching them suffer, would they really still be your friend? Anyway, this goes beyond all that. The reason you cannot stand to be around those in pain is because you seem to take on their pain and experience their grief as your own. With no firm reason to be feeling this, you may have been labeled too sensitive or emotionally unstable.
2. You cry at movies, or perhaps even television commercials
Ladies, this does not include that special time once a month when a kid snapping bubble gum can set you off; this has to do with an Empath taking on the sorrow of the characters in the movie or the actors portraying the events in the commercial. For Empaths, even the nightly news has been known to inflict mental suffering because, unlike movies, these are real people suffering being shown.
One caveat...To a degree, we all can experience emotional release during movies. It's a natural part of being human. Falling prey to the whims of Hollywood alone does not make you an Empath. It is when the emotional distress you experience lasts well after those around you have recovered from it that this becomes a factor.
3. You find yourself pulled into the drama of others
Yes, this may well sound like what many of us experience during our school years, but it can later become a tell tale symptom of Empaths. Have you ever seen a friend dealing with a situation that has nothing to do with you? You think it's terrible, but you vow to stay out of it. But then, they tell you about it and you seem to well up with anger or hurt at the injustice of it all and, next thing you know, you're right in the middle of someone else's fight. While this could be the sign of someone looking for drama in their life, it could also be the sign of an Empath.
4. You seem to know precisely when to water your plants
Nope, this isn't a joke. Many Empaths report being highly in tune with nature, including their household plants. If you have the gift of being able to keep any sort of plant in good health, you just might be an Empath.
5. Animals and small children are drawn to you
This one may be up for a bit of debate, but animals and young children have been known to possess a kind of sixth sense about people. Because Empaths understand the feelings and emotions of others, they can related to those that are unable to express themselves by conventional means. Think of the Dog Whisperer here.
6. Spiders, rodents and other pests leave you alone
Some Empaths have been known to be so in tuned with nature that their abilities extend to various common pests. While it is unknown by what means they are able to communicate with the Empath, they seem to understand that they are not welcome within their home and stay away.
7. You can tell others, even those you have just met, about their various ailments
This ability can display itself in a number of ways. Perhaps you feel an ache in your shoulder when you get around an athlete. Maybe you can smell sickness surrounding a person in the days leading up to the onset of their cold symptoms. Maybe it's something else. While it could be a lucky guess, there are Empaths who are so highly sensitive to others that they can take on their symptoms before even becoming aware of it.
Now, please don't think that because a family of rats isn't living in your kitchen that you possess empathic abilities. Any one of these signs alone, or even with a few others, can still have perfectly logical, medical explanations. These are but a few areas to take a closer look at if you are already thinking you may be an Empath.
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