Empthic Emotion

LegacyUser

an other-oriented emotional response congruent with the perceived welfare of another individual

in english it means that i can feel what others are feeling and it affects me the same way

ie if i see someone sad it makes me sad

this causes me a lot of problems as i cannot control the emotional changes that happen to me a lot of the time.

in the end it makes me irritable and afraid to get close to people

does anyone else have this problem?

pauldeehan

I've never really had it that bad but I do sympathise with the way people feel, for example if someone was made fun of I'd feel embarrassed for them. In a way it's a bit of a blessing, you really learn how to "do unto others what you would have them do unto you"

However, just because someone else is sad doesn't mean you have to be. Try make them feel better so you'll feel better.

I really am incapable of expressing what I was trying to say, sorry.

FreaK_BrutheR

Yeah i get this alot too i must say. emotionally like....not pain wise....im no flookin crackpot RIGHT!!!

Ruaidhri

know exactly what you are on about. but it's not a bad thing(although it makes you way easier to manipulate)

it makes you very good as listening to people. and that makes you a good friend. what do you mean controll it? controll other people's feelings?
if you feel what other people are feelingmwould it be fair to say that there are people who trust you and talk to you?

BEAT

is your sign Cancer? we cancerians are prone to be empathists
I am a total empathy case, I can go as far as to be able to sense why you feel the way you feel as well as feel your feelings, and sometimes even invision the cause...A bit on the strange side I suppose...I have been told that I am in touch with my psychic side more than the average person which is why I am able to do these things, but it starts foremost with me being an empathist. i know it sounds wierd for those who havnt experienced such things...and I dont often talk about it for that reason.
Well, your not alone is what I am trying to tell ya I guess

LegacyUser

I'm the opposite. I've learned to observe others as a result and fake empathy, otherwise I simply wouldn't notice, let alone care.

The end result is much the same, in that I'm not very good at getting close to people. You get all sorts in life, I guess.

D-Generate

I don't show any empathy for others just like Unregi. I also find it hard to fake empathy so talking to me about your feelings is like talking to a stone wall.

McGinty

Like Beat, I am a cancerian and experience the same thing, I am a bit of an astrology freak and Cancerians are notorius for being emphathic, and also the other water signs which are Pisces and Scorpio but setting that aside. A good tip would be to have some time alone and preferbly in nature, I can walk into a room and assess the emotional temperature in seconds. I can sense a person's mood, etc. Which can be beneficial but a pain in the bum too, espically in crowded places, your picking up signals like crazy with the old emotional antenna going nuts.

For me, I find it helps to touch a plant, have a shower or get with nature, but most of all when your feeling overwrought get to spend time alone, not thinking just chilling out what ever form that takes.

PS: Be careful of people who drain your energy, you know the people who moan and moan and moan, they can get you down and literally suck you dry, avoid these people if you can, unless it is a geniune problem.