Calling all Empaths or Empath-Experts for help?

The answerer's above me have little knowledge of what they speak. Empathy does indeed exist. It is not the same thing as telepathy, nor is it some supernatural power seen only in movies.

It is the ability to sense the emotions of another whether or not they show it on the surface. I have empathy, and believe me, it's not something you **want**. It's a difficult ability to gain control of, as you cannot control the feelings of those around you. The only thing you can do is to better shield yourself against the emotions of others, or you will feel emotionally drained on a constant basis.

I think your only an empath if you channel the same emotions or moods that the people around you are exhibiting. Otherwise, if you only exhibit the negative aspect (i.e. depressed and worthless) when around other people then it's more likely a self consciousness that stems from low self esteem. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone else's situation and to feel as if you were that person. Doing so allows you to respond in a way that helps you better connect with that person because you are seeing things from the same point of view. But if you are exhibiting negative mood when around other people, then you might have some self esteem issues that make you feel uncomfortable and feel like you are being judged (the way you look, talk, etc..) which triggers the negative response. If so, you need to realize that and address why you feel that way about yourself. Good luck.

The title should say

"Calling all delusional psycho paths and delusional psycho path experts"

Empaths don't exist. People with no lives and too much time on the other hand, do.

I don't believe in them