06-10-2022, 11:20 PM
I can't be the only one out there who considers themselves an empath. Meaning that people who are empaths feel in a very raw personal way the emotions of others, like a physical thing, maybe being pushed or being slapped in the face. Or it can be a gentle thing like a butterfly flitting on you for a moment and you feel so happy.
So being an empath is definitely a double edged sword. I think in some ways empaths are also introverts. We may be pretty quiet and insular, not to mean we are stuck up as so many people think. We feel so very hard whether for good or for bad. If someone we are near is really happy and content, we feel that joy so much that it's almost a physical sensation. We feel like we have sunshine in our bodies, all encompassing. We want to join in on their joy and tell them how happy we are that they are happy.
Then there's the dark side. Someone is suffering, going through a difficult time, may be on the brink of falling off the figurative cliff. We feel that too. We soak it up like a dry sponge, taking it all in. And the feelings we have as a result are daunting to say the least. We feel like we want to save them from the negativity, want to be there to rescue them from whatever is ailing them and pull them from the brink. This is a dangerous way to feel. Believe me, I know all too well this feeling. If someone is really angry, we feel like we want to lash out. If they are very sad or remorseful, we feel like we're being dragged into hell. This can cause very bad emotions, sometimes even feeling suicidal. Because we feel overwhelmed, like we're being dragged out into the ocean and we're going to drown and nobody can help.
If I were poetic, I'd write a poem about it. Because in a way, it is pretty poetic. Poetry can be all emotions, including all the negative ones. When I'm feeling very strong emotions, I like to write about them. It's cathartic to spell it all out. It helps to keep it from accumulating like a cancer.
So just know when I read some of your posts, I am feeling it all, and it's okay. Because that's how I live my life. I experience it all, the good, the bad, and the ugly. In a way, it does make me stronger, because I try to channel the emotions the best way I can.
And for some of us who are empaths, depression meds and therapy are great tools to deal with everything. I now feel a lot less guilty that these tools are what I need in my life to just deal with life.
So being an empath is definitely a double edged sword. I think in some ways empaths are also introverts. We may be pretty quiet and insular, not to mean we are stuck up as so many people think. We feel so very hard whether for good or for bad. If someone we are near is really happy and content, we feel that joy so much that it's almost a physical sensation. We feel like we have sunshine in our bodies, all encompassing. We want to join in on their joy and tell them how happy we are that they are happy.
Then there's the dark side. Someone is suffering, going through a difficult time, may be on the brink of falling off the figurative cliff. We feel that too. We soak it up like a dry sponge, taking it all in. And the feelings we have as a result are daunting to say the least. We feel like we want to save them from the negativity, want to be there to rescue them from whatever is ailing them and pull them from the brink. This is a dangerous way to feel. Believe me, I know all too well this feeling. If someone is really angry, we feel like we want to lash out. If they are very sad or remorseful, we feel like we're being dragged into hell. This can cause very bad emotions, sometimes even feeling suicidal. Because we feel overwhelmed, like we're being dragged out into the ocean and we're going to drown and nobody can help.
If I were poetic, I'd write a poem about it. Because in a way, it is pretty poetic. Poetry can be all emotions, including all the negative ones. When I'm feeling very strong emotions, I like to write about them. It's cathartic to spell it all out. It helps to keep it from accumulating like a cancer.
So just know when I read some of your posts, I am feeling it all, and it's okay. Because that's how I live my life. I experience it all, the good, the bad, and the ugly. In a way, it does make me stronger, because I try to channel the emotions the best way I can.
And for some of us who are empaths, depression meds and therapy are great tools to deal with everything. I now feel a lot less guilty that these tools are what I need in my life to just deal with life.