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So I happened across the term ?Empath? and have been researching it. I?d never heard of it before but now that I?ve done some reading I genuinely believe I am an empath. I?ve often been described as extremely empathetic as I can always put myself in others? position and truly understand, and I?m the one all my friends talk to. I often find that people I barely know, or even don?t know at all, open up to me and confide in me with some pretty heavy stuff. When people are upset around me I feel it too, and when I?m with someone whose really happy, I am too. Sometimes it's very overwhelming, and I just avoid people completely. I always figured that I?m just an emotional sponge and I bounce off other peoples? emotions, but could I actually be an Empath?

This website helped sum it up for me:

http://www.drjudithorloff.com/Free-Articles/emotional-empath-EF.htm

Any advice or opinions very welcome!