Are you an empath? An empath feels everyone’s energy around them and takes on exactly what others are feeling emotionally and physically. This can get very draining for the empath to say the least. If you are reading this article chances are you are an empath or at least you think you are an empath. Let’s look into the most common signs of an empath.

You absorb everyone’s energy

If you are an empath you feel exactly what other people are feeling. You can walk into a room and pick up on the energy instantly. Sounds cool doesn’t it? Sure. Picking up on energy is one thing but absorbing it is another. When walking into a room where the energy is off you may feel disoriented, dizzy, nauseous or anxious for no reason. Most of the time you will start to ask yourself why am I feeling so weird? This is not even my energy! I have no reason to feel these things. You are feeling the energy of someone else in that room. This also happens when you come into contact with certain people and feel “off” around them. This is your energy speaking to you. The empath does not only feel energy from who they are physically around but also from a distance, more so with their loved ones. Ever have a sleepless night and wake up thinking OK who did not let me sleep last night? As an energy channeler, this happens often to me and I am the first one to start texting and calling others the next day to find out who it was so I can give them sh*t!… Just Kidding. This is sometimes an intuitive hit from spirit guide to check in and see if your loved ones are feeling okay. You can also feel random emotions of excitement to later find someone was sharing good news with you. Being an empath comes in all forms of emotions and physical sensations.

Your energetic battery has a time limit around people and needs to be recharged

The empath often needs a longer time to wind down after being around a lot of people. You can only handle so much energy at a time. Especially when socializing or in crowds you will find after a certain amount of time you will start to feel overwhelmed and overstimulated and need to rush out, go home and charge your energetic batteries! This is because you are absorbing everyone’s energy and feeling what others are thinking. In other words sensory overload. Okay! you are good for a month now. Time to get back into your own energy. Empaths are often labeled vibrational snobs. We love spending time in our own energy. We love you but we do not want to see you everyday, sorry to say! lol

You have a strong intuition

If you are an empath chances are you’re psychic too or close to it. You are usually the one to say “I called it!” You can always pick up the true intentions of another person. When everyone overly admires a certain person in the room the empath usually knows something is up and can usually see what is being deceived. They also get strong gut feelings and know when something is a good idea or not. A common phrase the empath uses is “for some reason I have a feeling we shouldn’t go.” or “I have a strong gut feeling, I just know and I can’t explain it.” Listen to your empath friend! Their instincts are usually on point.

You are everyone’s go to

The empath is a natural healer and can relate to almost anyone. You will notice the empath attracts a lot of people in their life that need their help and healing energy. They find it hard to “not care.” Someone can be a complete piece of sh*t and the empath will see beyond it and say “they’re just wounded, they mean well.” Many will go to the empath for advice or to just vent, as the empath is honest, genuine, truthful and will connect with others on a deeper level without judgement. The empath finds even a lot of strangers open up to them easily. They can see a situation from many different angles as they are extremely intuitive and can pick up on everyone’s energy.

You love nature

Did you jump and say yes! Yes. Empaths absolutely love nature. Not only because of the beautiful scenery and the smell of fresh air but the way it makes them feel. Nature absorbs negative energy and brings the empath back to balance and earth. Empaths tend to be a little floaty as they are highly connected to the divine. They need a sense of grounding and balance. Placing your hands and feet in soil absorbs all that negativity energy that’s not yours.

You love to spend time alone and practice self care

You may be an introvert and love alone time but you can also be an extroverted introvert. You can still be a social butterfly and want to spend lots of time alone. Are you a chatter box around others and then find yourself needing 7-24 days to recover? lol that may be exaggerate but you get the point. They need to charge their batteries. As an empath you are huge on taking care and preserving your energy so you don’t burn out. Salt baths, meditation, exercise, yoga, energy healing and sage sound familiar? Sounds like music to my ears!

You see the world in a unique way

If you are an empath 9 times out of 10 you are spiritually awake as well. Empaths are spiritual beings we are more energy than human. You see the beauty in life and understand the deeper meaning of why we are all here. You are aware of synchronicities and understand the universe’s language of energy. You know that we are all spiritual beings having a temporary human experience. You most likely receive a lot of intuitive insight, premonitions and vivid dreams. Animals are also very drawn to you.

Now that we’ve gone over common signs of an empath the next step would be how does the empath ground, cleanse and protect their energy. Stay tuned for future articles!

Love and light to you,

Michelle