tHE eMPATH

The day my beautiful Edie was killed

Not everyone knows what an empath is. and being sympathetic is not the same as being empathetic.   Statistics indicate that only 5% of the human population are empaths and like me, they often go through life unaware of their gift until they are diagnosed after a period of trauma, or they stumble across it accidentally.  They can realize with surprise, that not everyone absorbs the feelings of others like a sponge and not everyone feels the pain of others as intensely as they feel their own.   It may be strange to some people but most of the time, an empath can understand animals and “feel” the world around them. And animals respond to them.
Intuitive empaths are highly perceptive and very little escapes their notice.  They have a powerful gut instinct even if they can't explain why they feel so strongly about something.

Emotional empaths can easily become overwhelmed due to feeling the emotions of too many people at once which can lead to an overload.  An empath’s resources aren’t unlimited, so they need to take time to recharge 
If they don't take care of themselves by taking a break to recharge their batteries they get emotionally exhausted, may become physically ill and also lose their own self esteem.
Intuition  comes naturally to an empath Intuitive empaths can clearly see that which is unspoken or the undercurrent of an interaction.
 
And finally, ten characteristics of an empath.
1.Difficulty being in crowded spaces, because you feel too much of other people’s pain.
2.An almost psychic-like ability to know other people’s thoughts, feelings, motives, and whether their heart is driven by darkness or light.
3. Difficulty talking to people at times or looking them in the eyes because you just feel too much when you see them directly, and this distracts from the conversation.
4.Having animals and small children drawn to you.
5. Being a mediator between arguing groups. being a confidant of many people, like, people are drawn to tell you their innermost secrets and they trust you easily.
6. Being able to analyze someone very accurately, like, what troubles them, what they want, what their personality is like,  an almost psychic like ability to read people.
7. Being emotionally drained often when around people for too long and being the therapist to friends and family.
8. Sometimes becoming almost debilitated by the suffering of people on T.V. or people you've never met before.
9.Becoming almost traumatized just by reading about wars and things people have done to each other. Like, your imagination is too intense and you can almost ‘live’ the pain others have gone through.
10. And finally, ironically, becoming the very opposite of an empath at times. becoming so cold and cut off from any and all empathy, for a while. This happens because you’ve become overloaded with the suffering of others and your mind needs a rest, lest you go insane.

So now we finally know why our wonderful Cobberdogs know what they know about us. They are the canine empaths of the dog world.

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