10 Reasons To Never Mess With An Empath

Jul 20, 2018 by apost team

"Empath" is a term that refers to someone who is able to share the feelings of others. It is created from two Greek words, "em" and "pathos," which mean "in" and "feeling." Empaths are profoundly sensitive and are tuned into people in a way that most of us aren't. Unfortunately, this means they can be badly affected by the negative energy people give off as well and may be targeted by manipulative people or even psychopaths.

Empaths may struggle to separate their own feelings from the feelings of those around them. However, the good news for empaths is that they can also be very savvy about reading people. Here are 10 ways empaths might know you better than you know yourself.

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It doesn't matter whether the lie is a big or a small one or whether there's a good reason for it. Empaths have a kind of internal alert that lets them know when you are not being honest with them.

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Some people may present themselves as harmless despite having very bad intentions. Whatever deception you are trying to push past an empath, you will not succeed. They can spot your true intentions and know who you really are.

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If you are used to covering up feelings like sorrow or depression with sarcasm, don't bother trying in front of an empath. They can detect that you are doing this and will try to help you.

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If you are jealous of someone who is an empath or if you hate the person, don't think you are hiding it. The empath knows. Empaths also do not fall for false overtures of friendship.

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If you are bigoted toward other people who are different from you, empaths will pick up on this as well. Because of their deep feelings for others, empaths find bigotry intolerable.

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Maybe you don't want to bother others with your troubles or maybe you are just a private person, but an empath can always tell if you are upset. No matter how calm you appear to be on the surface, they will detect the turmoil underneath that facade.

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Empaths see the true potential that you possess. If you are hiding behind a version of yourself that is not true, they will sense it and will want to help you achieve your true aims in life.

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Some people may be self-destructive because they are seeking attention while others might be genuinely troubled. Whatever the case, empaths will pick up on these tendencies.

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Some people think of empaths as very giving. They tend to offer their energy to others to try to improve them. However, there are people who are selfish and will simply take from others, even empaths, until there is nothing left. Empaths have a gift for sensing these people.

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An empath's intuition is rarely wrong. There's no point in trying to hide things from them because they will know even if they aren't entirely certain what it is that you are hiding.

Do these traits sound familiar to you? If you think you might be an empath or know someone who is, comment below and tell us about the person's empathetic qualities.