Why is it SO HARD to Be an Empath?

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One of the most if not the most challenging aspects of my life is that I am an extremely strong empath. While it really helps me to deeply understand what my clients are experiencing, it also a huge pain.

I suspect that I would not have become a healer if I had not been hugely empathic. My initial interest in spiritual healing was inspired by my irritation and frustration about constantly being inundated by negative energy from others, mass consciousness and the planet.

Are YOU an Empath?

·      Do you resonate with my energy?

·      Do you read lots of articles like this?

·      Do you ever feel your energy plummet after talking to someone?

·      Are you either introverted, intuitive or creative?

·      Are you much more sensitive to energy than others?

·      Do you trust your gut over what people are saying?

·      Are your first impressions of others extremely accurate?

·      Do you dread socially interacting with lots of strangers?

·      Do you know who is calling you on the telephone?

·      Do you often know things about people that they’ve never told you?

The more you answer yes, the more probable it is you are an empath. I love how compassionate and caring empaths are and I am extremely magnetic to empaths. Over 90% of my clients are empaths.

Typical Healing Challenges for Most Empaths

Constantly Being Exposed to, Over-Whelmed by and Taking On Negative Energy from:

• My Family, Partner, Friends and Co-Workers

• The Mass Consciousness of Humanity

• Third Dimension Density and Limitation

• Advertising and Marketing Based Upon Fear

• Music, Art, Videos, TV, Movies and Anything Online

• Government, Media and Especially Social Media

• The Planet and Chaotic, Rapid Accelerated Change

• Not Having Strong Healthy Energetic Boundaries with Others

• People Pleasing to Appease Others

• Lacking Clarity About What is Our Negative Stuff and What is Other People’s Negative Stuff

• People-Pleasing to Appease Others

  
  

Ways to Clear the Healing Challenges of Empathy

Become more mindful and aware that you are an empath. Any time you interact with someone, ask yourself after “How did that interaction feel to me? Did I take on anything negative from them?” It sounds simple but the more often you do this, the more aware you will become of what you are taking on from others.

If you get that you did take on something negative from others, then figure out a simple way for you to clear it out and move on. Some approaches I have used include:

I love the way Louise Hay did it. If she had a negative experience with other people, she would instantly reset her energy by saying with deep intent out loud or to herself: “I bless you and release you with love.”

The approach I used for many years was to pray several times a day with deep meaning: “Creator, Spirit or Goddess please clear negative energies I have taken on from other people and the planet. Thank you!” This is especially helpful if you do it right before you go to sleep or first thing when you wake up.

Begin to focus on HOW YOU FEEL when you interact with someone. How does it effect or influence you? Most people we are energetically neutral to, others raise our vibration and a few drain our energy. I call them energy vampires. Try to maximize your relationships with people who empower and uplift you and minimize your interactions with the energy vampires. Better yet NEVER hang out with the energy vampires unless, heavy sigh, they are family.