Christine J GoldOwner, Soul Healers Sanctuary · ADHD Burnout Recovery Coach

Empaths are stuck in Childhood 😶 #empathcoach #narcissists

12 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker outlines a checklist of characteristics that signal an empath, linking these traits to unresolved childhood patterns. The description emphasizes extreme emotional sensitivity, feeling others' distress, being easily hurt, and becoming drained by crowds. It also highlights sensory overload (noise, smells, excessive conversation) and a strong preference for solitude or traveling alone. The speaker notes coping mechanisms such as overeating or overdrinking to manage emotional pain, and a fear of being engulfed in relationships. Listeners are prompted to self‑assess: answering “yes” to a few items suggests partial empathy, while affirming three or more indicates a definite empath, with the speaker reassuring that there is nothing wrong with this.

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You're definitely an empath if you were labeled too sensitive, just too much, too touchy-feely, too emotional. If a friend is distraught, you feel it. Your feelings are easily hurt, emotionally drained by crowds, and you crave and need alone time. Oh yes. Do your nerves get jarred by noises or smells or excessive talk? Do you prefer to take your own car to places or just go on your own? As Fleetwood Mac would say, go your own way. Do you overeat or overdrink because of emotional issues? Are you afraid of being engulfed by relationships? Yes. Mm-hmm. So, you know, 1 to 3, you're saying yes, you're partly, 3 or more, you definitely are, and there's nothing wrong