Sublime

Self-help and esoteric literature uses the term ‘empath’ to describe people who are sensitive to the emotions and energy of other people, animals and the environment. Although there is not one unified definition of an empath, they are usually described as individuals who have the ability to physically feel the energy field of others and their surro

of the living, we automatically mirror their behavior. In their absence, with nothing to mirror, this lack emotes a feeling, the null set of empathy. Presence or absence of aliveness, Lion believes, is one of the basic bits of information conveyed by empathy.

As an empath, you possess a natural gift for making instant connections with the emotions of others – and this all happens automatically and unconsciously. If you fail to realize this – and to distinguish your feelings from those of others – you can become overwhelmed with undue stress and pain from those around you. Mental symptoms like mood swing

Ironically, those among us who are highly sensitive and empathetic are the most likely to be burnt out by over-giving.

Anxiety is the enemy of empathy. Fear makes us egocentric; egocentric makes us blind. An amygdala/prefrontal-cortex two-step that narrows the search parameters of the pattern recognition system. Pretty soon, as anxiety climbs too high, we lose our ability to find one another.