The term Empath has gained a lot of popularity recently so we decided to take a closer look at the word and figure out what an Empath truly is. Most people if not everyone is able to experience empathy. This is when you feel for someone else or try to relate to them emotionally. However, an Empath is someone “with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual” (Dictionary.com).  Just like there are people who can psychically know what is going on in someone’s life, another psychic ability may be when you can feel the emotions that someone else is feeling. An example of this may be when you are extremely sad for no apparent reason and then you look across the street to find a stranger crying. You have psychically tapped into that individual’s emotions. Strong Empaths may even know the mental state of the individual down to the detail.

Keep in mind this is different from generally experiencing empathy. Energy is contagious so if someone is for example, angry when you are hanging out with them it will be no surprise that you will feel that tension too. A stong Empath, however, may feel anger instantly when they enter the room and can become angered of not enraged as the said friend.

SO- let’s find out if you are a true Empath. Here are the 5 Signs That You Are an Empath:

1. Emotionally Sensitive – Your entire life people have always said you are too sensitive. You may get upset or overjoyed easily. This is because you are literally feeling all of the emotions in any given particular situation.
2. Emotionally Overwhelmed / Overwhelmed in Large Groups– Have you ever been in a crowd and instantly felt overwhelmed and you didn’t know why. Have you ever been around an emotional individual and felt like it was just too much? You are sensitive to feelings and this is a result.
3. You Can Tell When People Are Lying – You know how to spot a liar without them saying too much. You are feeling their emotions and psychically know when they are telling the truth.
4. Others Often Unload Emotionally With You – People will come to you when they need to unload their feelings because you intuitively get it. Because you can understand how they are feeling they seek you out. Beware because this also makes you a target for narcissists.
5.  You Have A Strong Intuition – Have you ever picked up the phone before someone called or always felt confident in your gut instincts. This is because as an Empath you are able to read what emotional energy is telling you.

Well, are you an Empath? If you would like to hear more about this topic, check out our episode of Weird Wednesday when among other things we talk about being an Empath (podcast below).