Any Empaths out there? Hello? This thing on?

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  • tlatrice13
    tlatrice13 Posts: 162 Member
    I think it's weird that you would ask a question like this on a fitness site. When I read the title I thought 'empath' must be some sort of new diet or workout, since we're on a fitness site. Boy was I wrong.

    I can see maybe looking for some one your own age or someone with kids vs without, because those people will understand your particular set of issues (i.e., time constraints when you have kids, or not recovering from an injury as quickly at 40 as you did at 22) but someone who is similarly empathetic? Why does it matter if a person is empathetic or not?" Is there a certain type of motivation that empaths provide that others won't? What is it you need from a fellow empath that you wouldn't get if you had just come here and said "Hi, I'm <INSERT NAME HERE> and I'm looking for support/motivation/friends"?

    I swear I'm not being snarky. I'm really just asking.
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    I think it's weird that you would ask a question like this on a fitness site. When I read the title I thought 'empath' must be some sort of new diet or workout, since we're on a fitness site. Boy was I wrong.

    I can see maybe looking for some one your own age or someone with kids vs without, because those people will understand your particular set of issues (i.e., time constraints when you have kids, or not recovering from an injury as quickly at 40 as you did at 22) but someone who is similarly empathetic? Why does it matter if a person is empathetic or not?" Is there a certain type of motivation that empaths provide that others won't? What is it you need from a fellow empath that you wouldn't get if you had just come here and said "Hi, I'm <INSERT NAME HERE> and I'm looking for support/motivation/friends"?

    I swear I'm not being snarky. I'm really just asking.

    No really. The tick in the box next to empathy is the difference between me and a sociopath.

    Well that and people skills.
  • jennyaug
    jennyaug Posts: 15 Member
    Don't get involved in this topic if you have no interest in it, its that simple!!! Sensitive people are comprised of 15-20% of the world population, and it is found by science that their nervous system is wired differently than other people. Also empaths do experience weight problems, because they are very sensitive to others and energies around them, and they internalize everything. They have to learn certain modalities to help with weight and also a burnout problem etc.... I am a counselor by profession, and yes I am an empath also!!!
    Thanks,
    Gigi
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Is it always like this here? Because, you do understand that some of us are brand new here and haven't a clue of what's gone badly for you previously.

    This is only my second topic ive made on here.. so i really dont know who its gone badly for before me.. honestly i couldnt care less... I see what I need to see and the rest is static haha.. Ive gotten a few messages from empaths from this post (i guess didnt want to come forward since they saw the welcome i got) And that was my aim! So... :-)

    Spoken like a true empath.

    LOL Crabs!
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Don't get involved in this topic if you have no interest in it, its that simple!!! Sensitive people are comprised of 15-20% of the world population, and it is found by science that their nervous system is wired differently than other people. Also empaths do experience weight problems, because they are very sensitive to others and energies around them, and they internalize everything. They have to learn certain modalities to help with weight and also a burnout problem etc.... I am a counselor by profession, and yes I am an empath also!!!
    Thanks,
    Gigi

    Do you have links to these peer reviewed studies for the rest of us to look at?
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I am the empathiest empath that ever empathized.
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
    I am the empathiest empath that ever empathized.

    I sense that you are being sarcastic.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    I am the empathiest empath that ever empathized.

    DYEE?
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
    I am the empathiest empath that ever empathized.

    DYEE?

    Empathy, not even once.
  • action_figure
    action_figure Posts: 511 Member

    I could also tell that his girlfriend didn't want him to get a piece of this.
    So i'm going with empathy. Do i get to wear a cape?

    NO CAPES!
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member

    I could also tell that his girlfriend didn't want him to get a piece of this.
    So i'm going with empathy. Do i get to wear a cape?

    NO CAPES!

    QddufHc.gif
  • jennyaug
    jennyaug Posts: 15 Member
    Don't get involved in this topic if you have no interest in it, its that simple!!! Sensitive people are comprised of 15-20% of the world population, and it is found by science that their nervous system is wired differently than other people. Also empaths do experience weight problems, because they are very sensitive to others and energies around them, and they internalize everything. They have to learn certain modalities to help with weight and also a burnout problem etc.... I am a counselor by profession, and yes I am an empath also!!!
    Thanks,
    Gigi

    Do you have links to these peer reviewed studies for the rest of us to look at?
    Check these references;
    http://www.hsperson.com/pages/hsp.htm
    http://healing.about.com/od/empathic/a/HSP_hallowes.htm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_sensitive_person
    http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/attending-the-undervalued-self/201107/understanding-the-highly-sensitivity-person-sensitive-int
    http://www.hsperson.com/pdf/JPSP_Aron_and_Aron_97_Sensitivity_vs_I_and_N.pdf
    http://www.junginstitute.org/pdf_files/JungV8N2p11-44.pdf
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I am the empathiest empath that ever empathized.

    I sense that you are being sarcastic.

    You might be even empathier than I!
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    I just want in to watch
  • Joocey
    Joocey Posts: 115 Member
    I thought this was a thread about DragonRealms. Serious. :frown:
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    In...

    ...for...

    ...uh...

    ...just in.
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
    Don't get involved in this topic if you have no interest in it, its that simple!!! Sensitive people are comprised of 15-20% of the world population, and it is found by science that their nervous system is wired differently than other people. Also empaths do experience weight problems, because they are very sensitive to others and energies around them, and they internalize everything. They have to learn certain modalities to help with weight and also a burnout problem etc.... I am a counselor by profession, and yes I am an empath also!!!
    Thanks,
    Gigi

    Do you have links to these peer reviewed studies for the rest of us to look at?
    Check these references;
    http://www.hsperson.com/pages/hsp.htm
    http://healing.about.com/od/empathic/a/HSP_hallowes.htm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_sensitive_person
    http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/attending-the-undervalued-self/201107/understanding-the-highly-sensitivity-person-sensitive-int
    http://www.hsperson.com/pdf/JPSP_Aron_and_Aron_97_Sensitivity_vs_I_and_N.pdf
    http://www.junginstitute.org/pdf_files/JungV8N2p11-44.pdf

    Links to about.com and wikipedia are not references. Any links to ACTUAL studies performed by medical/educational institutions and published by a reputable source and not "psychology today"?

    Protip: If you couldn't use it in an essay at college without your professor going red in the face and bashing your skull in with a library catalogue, it's not a real study.
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    In...

    ...for...

    ...uh...

    ...just in.

    Now its a real thread. You're here.
  • Hauntinglyfit
    Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member

    I could also tell that his girlfriend didn't want him to get a piece of this.
    So i'm going with empathy. Do i get to wear a cape?

    NO CAPES!

    QddufHc.gif

    OP said i get a cape!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Is it always like this here? Because, you do understand that some of us are brand new here and haven't a clue of what's gone badly for you previously.

    welcome to MFP ….
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Is it always like this here? Because, you do understand that some of us are brand new here and haven't a clue of what's gone badly for you previously.

    This is only my second topic ive made on here.. so i really dont know who its gone badly for before me.. honestly i couldnt care less... I see what I need to see and the rest is static haha.. Ive gotten a few messages from empaths from this post (i guess didnt want to come forward since they saw the welcome i got) And that was my aim! So... :-)

    did they message you or telepath you?
  • DamePiglet
    DamePiglet Posts: 3,730 Member
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I am an empath but this is not the place to post about this. The derp energy is overwhelming from some of the respondents.

    is there a disturbance in the force?

    any chance you ladies could pick the winning power ball numbers for tonight?
  • prattiger65
    prattiger65 Posts: 1,657 Member
    I cannot understand why adults act this way. I don't buy in to this stuff either, but 6 pages of posts to basically make fun of people?
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Don't get involved in this topic if you have no interest in it, its that simple!!! Sensitive people are comprised of 15-20% of the world population, and it is found by science that their nervous system is wired differently than other people. Also empaths do experience weight problems, because they are very sensitive to others and energies around them, and they internalize everything. They have to learn certain modalities to help with weight and also a burnout problem etc.... I am a counselor by profession, and yes I am an empath also!!!
    Thanks,
    Gigi

    Do you have links to these peer reviewed studies for the rest of us to look at?
    Check these references;
    http://www.hsperson.com/pages/hsp.htm
    http://healing.about.com/od/empathic/a/HSP_hallowes.htm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_sensitive_person
    http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/attending-the-undervalued-self/201107/understanding-the-highly-sensitivity-person-sensitive-int
    http://www.hsperson.com/pdf/JPSP_Aron_and_Aron_97_Sensitivity_vs_I_and_N.pdf
    http://www.junginstitute.org/pdf_files/JungV8N2p11-44.pdf

    Links to about.com and wikipedia are not references. Any links to ACTUAL studies performed by medical/educational institutions and published by a reputable source and not "psychology today"?

    Protip: If you couldn't use it in an essay at college without your professor going red in the face and bashing your skull in with a library catalogue, it's not a real study.

    ^Agreed. Wikipedia is not a citable reference :laugh:, and these links aren't peer reviewed studies.
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    I cannot understand why adults act this way. I don't buy in to this stuff either, but 6 pages of posts to basically make fun of people?

    Yeah, it wasn't their finest moment. This whole thing was very sad.
  • tlatrice13
    tlatrice13 Posts: 162 Member
    Also empaths do experience weight problems, because they are very sensitive to others and energies around them, and they internalize everything. They have to learn certain modalities to help with weight and also a burnout problem etc....

    So does every one else who struggles with weight problems (i.e., people who have an all or nothing mentality, introverts, etc.)

    I'd never even heard the term 'empath' before today. Learn something new everyday!

    So, in dealing with an empath, should one 'tread lightly'? Is that why it's important that they find each other? Are their feelings easily hurt?
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member


    So, in dealing with an empath, should one 'tread lightly'? Is that why it's important that they find each other? Are their feelings easily hurt?

    The OP said earlier that she didn't care how others feel about her, only how she feels about others, so to me that would indicate no. But the sample size is small and it is anecdotal, so take that for whatever it is worth.
  • barkin43
    barkin43 Posts: 508 Member
    *looks down and whispers* jelly doughnut

    LMFAO!!! Now THAT was funny! :-)))

    Now that's the kind of reaction that will lead to fun friends! I don't think anyone is bullying you, they're just breaking you in. You need to invest in a "sarcasm meter" and just roll with the flow. It's more enjoyable if you have fun. None of it needs to be taken too seriously. Personally, I love reading the posts that generate the unserious (that's probably not a word) as well as the serious responses. It's just boring to me if everyone is all kumbaya, etc. Have fun!

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