Why Being an Empath Isn’t Always a Good Thing.

Jennifer

Jennifer is a voracious reader, obsessive writer, passionate yoga instructor and drinker of hoppy ales. She's also a devoted mama and wife (a stay-at-home yogi). She considers herself to be one of the funniest people that ever lived. In addition to her work on elephant journal and The Huffington Post, Jennifer has over 40 articles published on the wellness website MindBodyGreen and her column Your Personal Yogi ran in the newspaper Toledo Free Press. She holds a Bachelor's degree in geology, absolutely no degrees in anything related to literature, and she currently owns a wheel of cheese. Her books, The Best Day of Your Life and The Art of Parenting: Love Letters from a Mother are available on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ .

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5 Responses

  1. Vicki says:

    Wow, spot on. You just explained why my marriage lasted over 25 years, and why I’m now free to be the born empath I am, without a narcissist sucking me dry. Did not see it, at all, until I left for good. Wow.

  2. Mar says:

    I am generally a very empathic person and I love that because it makes me more compassionate towards others. However, I am really challenged when it comes to my narcissist mother. I hate the way she raised me, I hate how she treated me, I hate that she never gave me any good values, and I hate when my therapist says “she can’t help it”. It makes me so frustrated, it’s just not fair. I hope, though, that with time I will be able to let her go and be at peace with the person she is. Accepting that she will never change is the most difficult thing in the world right now.

  3. Guy Malfara says:

    Very good article and the point is well made that this should be only the beginning of this conversation. At times I may tend to brag about being an empath, but it is only because of the joy of self discovery and understanding. It’s not the greatest thing to discover about yourself but I’d wouldn’t judge strong empathetic ability as a liability or say it’s my disability. But I have no doubt in my mind that it is a direct result of my social anxiety which is a liability. But fully understanding my abilities and my SA has made me more aware of everything that has happened in the past and everything that is happening in this moment. I’ve been able to understand what it is to be an empath and know how to control/prevent my anxiety. Which is the best of both worlds.

  4. Guy Malfara says:

    Correction… My social anxiety is a direct result of my empathetic abilities.

  5. g says:

    wow, you are beautiful

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