Originally Posted by kenton

There's something about being by the sea that really helps me get things into perspective. Last night I started thinking about the way I am and the types of people that drive me bonkers and suddenly it came to me........ I'm an empath!! It makes perfect sense. ... don't know why I haven't worked it out before. That's why I love trees, fossils, the sea, can always tell when a person or animal is suffering....and why I can't bear inauthenticity. It's why I can tell straight away when someone is saying something they don't mean, it's why I can't tolerate facebook or violence on tv..and why I feel drained after being in the company of certain people.

I spent some time googling empaths last night and guess what? Empaths are prone to alcohol and drug addiction. I think a lot of us on this thread may be empaths and whilst many of you are probably enlightened and know all about it, I'm playing catch up. The most important thing is to protect ourselves from energy vampires......narcissists, life's victims and drama kings/queen's. If we're not careful these people will sap our energy, make us feel bad about ourselves which can lead to anger and resentment which can lead to relapse.

I apologise to anyone reading this and thinking 'what a load of nonsense'. I'm married to an extremely grounded guy and when I started telling him last night that I think I'm an empath, he smiled, gave me a kiss and said, 'why don't you give being normal a go!!' I get it..... I wish I was as grounded as my hubby. He's met the same narcissists as me but whereas I'm left reeling for months, he thinks 'there's a narcissist. I'm going to avoid him/her from now on' and he moves on with his life..... no anger, no resentment, no issues.

I wish I could be more like him but this is who I am. And the world needs empaths just as much as it needs grounded people. The world needs everyone .... probably even narcissists. And if this post helps one person recognise they are maybe an empath, it will be worth posting. Because once you recognise you are an empath, you can start to learn how to keep yourself happy and safe.

Sorry if none of this makes sense. I've had a lot of sea air and I'm not used to it! Love to everyone and 24 more for me please xxxxx