Tag: Empathy

  • Q&A session: Your questions answered

    A few people who have responded to the survey on the side bar have asked for a question and answer session. If anyone has a question I have not looked yet, or gotten to yet, please feel free to ask and I will answer to the best of my ability. Topics can range from Empath,…

  • Is Empathy a major cause of depression?

    I’ve had a question in my mind recently: Do sociopaths get depressed? A Sociopath is someone who is someone lacking in empathy . They give the illusion of being emphatic  but their actions are self serving and rarely benefit others. I know they get upset, anxious, worried and lose sleep over problems that will affect them,…

  • Phony psychics and faked paranormal or why are my eyes tearing up?

    They are out there in abundance and they hurt those who are really trying to demonstrate that the paranormal side of life is real, is happening and people are experiencing it. A quick browse through You Tube with the keyword ghost will produce a multitude of videos that claim to be real, but are not.…

  • Depression series: Melancholy or Why does my heart feel so bad?

    It’s only one line, but Moby made it into a whole song and if you’re an Empath, you might well feel that sense of depression when you watch the video. For me, when I first saw this back in the year 2000, it brought out the pain of loneliness and a melancholy so profound that…

  • Depression series – Diet (part 2) or I am what energies I eat.

    Diet – part 2 Here are more suggestions of how food may contribute to depression, and avoiding it. Avoid an excess of alcohol. Apart from it not being good for health reasons, an empath can become severely depressed by being tipsy or drunk. It also might leave you more vulnerable to outside astral influences. Balance…

  • Know an empath? Why not tell them they are one?

    There’s a lot to be said about empaths. There are so many about, and it seems that many don’t even know they are one. I have to wonder about how much difference it would make to this world is all the empaths were self-realized. Imagine, for a moment, that there is someone you know who…

  • Depression Series – Anti-depressants or how depressing, they’re screwing me up.

    Anti-depressants It’s fortunate that depression is finally recognized as a real problem. There are help lines out there, organizations (Where I live, there is one called Beyond Blue, which is a wonderful initiative) and they are developing drugs to help us cope. Medical treatment is still in the early stages, though, in my opinion, but…

  • Being ridiculed is a small price to pay for helping even one other.

    As an Empath, I’ve come across a lot of strange things that I would have sworn could not be true. As a sceptic, I tend to not take things on face value. As a cynic, I tend to look between the lines. As an intuitive, I have learned to trust my feelings completely. Logic, as…

  • Empath series – Spirits, ghosts, negative entities and all those fun things that can’t possibly exist.

    Psychics and the spirit world. Here’s the problem with empaths and other sensitive people: They see and sense and even hear things that others generally do not. Scientifically, such things are hard to prove, if not impossible, as what we experience cannot always be recreated and tested under lab conditions. I was listening to an…

  • What creates an empath?

    A lot of people are empaths, but what makes them one? Here are some thoughts about that.   Some people are born very sensitive to those feelings around them. Others become empaths out of necessity.  For instance, a child that has a very traumatic childhood will develop the ability to sense others emotions so they…

  • The signs of being an empath

    This list is what many people may experience if they are highly emphatic. You may not experience them all, but some do. This list is not inclusive. You may be very sensitive to noises. They may not be loud, but they feel like they go right through you.   You are sensitive to harsh lights, strong…

  • Depression series – Empaths and the holidays or Where has my holiday cheer gone to?

    Holiday depression The holiday season is very hard on empaths. This is especially true for the Christmas and new year period, where everyone feels they should be with family, out celebrating and just having a good time. Problem is that so many people are alone. They feel like they are missing out on a party…

  • Depression series – Empaths and concern for others or Why didn’t you call?

    Over-concern for others. Check-list You worry about others You feel bad about when others try and fail. We feel anxiety when others don’t come home when expected.  Empaths often get depressed in regards to other people.  It might be for the person who has gone to buy a special present for someone, only to have…

  • Depression series – Empaths and Anger or My depression is making me very angry.

    Anger Anger, while not actually a type of depression, can often be triggered by depression. This is an article on the type of anger that empaths tend to suffer from. Empaths, particularly those who are on the spiritual path, tend to repress their anger. This is extremely unhealthy. There is this stream of thought that…

  • Being credulous doesn’t mean I’m not sceptical, too.

    The sceptical Empath My life has been unusual, to put it mildly. Those who know me would not deny that, and there are some things that I just can’t explain away, no matter how creative I become. I’ve seen and experienced a lot of things, some of which will be posted to this blog in…