Ps I’m on many web sites, google Gh kleiner art to see how I use art to heal. “ she is with you everyday so make her proud! They just have been put into your universe to cause you misery in your life because they seem to enjoy it or seeing you have to bend to their will. For awhile I was able to bit my tongue like everyone else, but I couldn't help to keep asking everyone- WHY? Being an extremely empathetic individual, especially an anxious empath, can often feel like a burden. But I’ve had this very sad depressed feeling that I can’t shack that feels like it’s not my own. I sometimes think people question my sanity simply because I understand this to be true because it has been proven- but also because i can FEEL IT. For example, if you allow yourself to get really angry at someone, that anger can last for hours and cause you to remain in a bad mood. When you’re feeling anxious, you might feel stuck and unsure of how to feel better. When you "feel" so much emotional energy, the mundane chit-chat that most people seem happy to share, bores me to death. Thanks to everyone for their feedback to this article it has helped me! It is very draining. Now, I believe I am beginning to understand why I feel this way thanks to this and other articles I have found as a result of that conversation with my therapist. But I do want relief from the pain and anxiety it causes. I’m so grateful to have found this article today. Unfortunately, all to often, these people are in positions of power and authority and other have to go through them to make these changes. I feel you! I found working in the public system very crippling. Ive said for a year now that i need new people... happy, calm, easy-going people to chill me out so i can get back to my helpful self i used to be. But, if you’re in a good or neutral mood, it isn’t natural to become despondent the next moment. Your mind will start telling you stories about why your down. These people have gone through personal transformations of their own as a result of me transforming. I've been looking around for years and still cannot find an answer. Related Blog Posts: Why Sensitive People Don’t Need to Protect Themselves, An Ass-Kicking Healing and Advice For Empaths, Avoid the Deep Dark Hole and Moving Out of Hopelessness. Question, if my partner is an anxious empath. I want out. Even though I recognize it and try to avoid certain things, I ultimately feel out of control. The sooner I’m aware it isn’t mine, the quicker I stop feeling it. We can sit and watch our businesses, money, time, everything- go right down the toilet and STILL nobody really seems to care any more because they KNOW THE FIGHT it takes to change anything these days. These mirror neurons signal what someone else is feeling based on facial expressions, body language, and reflexes. Someone please help! I see chakras not as literals, but as symbolic of what I just explained, the choices of where we put our attention and whether or what we open our compassion for. People used to politely say that I am "passionate." Thank you for your time writing this article and a place to vent. Do you feel deep sadness? I am not ashamed to say that I began using CBD oil hoping that it would help relieve some of my symptoms and side effects (and I believe it helps) only to find it is just as illegal as Cannabis itself in my state- even though I purchased it OTC in that state. If i go into a crowded place, even if it was planned, and get a headache and nauseous and aalwaysend up with that one person who is having a bad day. It is not a stretch for me to grasp that our consciousness lives in the same sea that connects us all- or that some of us might be more in tune with that than others. I know dealing with pain as an empath is the most difficult thing to do on this earth and naturally we feel the pains of others. The problem arises when you don’t realize that the sadness you feel is not your own. I have had bad anxiety, depression and attention deficit disorder. I’m not sure if you are spiritual or religious but believe me prayer has changed a lot in my life. I notice that coworkers often close their eyes when speaking with me. Don’t Take On Someone Else’s Emotional Pain. It is not always fair, but you get to choose if you let it hold you back or learn from the experience. Do what you can to help your child feel more comfortable in social situations. I must learn to say NO. And I cannot find anyone else having this problem is it's driving me nuts. I was not a complete wallflower but did have a peripheral role, so to speak. To Zac, my first insights into my gift/curse came in high school when a guy I had a class with seemed to be able to change my mood for the day depending on his mood when we chatted walking down the hall to class.