Are you an #empath or highly #sensitive #HSP like me? Good advice on how to make your empathetic state a positive in life when often we feel pressure to “not be so sensitive”. Embrace your empathy and make sensitivity a super strength - Psychologies UK apple.news/Ahd82EI2ETyeRf…
I don’t often speak about myself as an #empath. I know people wonder how I pick up someone else’s thoughts, feelings, next actions. I just usually say I’m good at strategising or “just put the signs together”.
But being #empathetic #HSP takes a toll. It’s stressful picking up and carrying other peoples #feelings and #moods. And being #sensitive is often not seen as a positive trait in our society. So I used to try and hide it.
But more and more over the past years I have changed. I’m no longer afraid to tell people that I’m a #sensitive #empathetic person and that I am able to pick up on other people’s feelings and moods. I’m changing the narrative.
Being a #HSP #empath means in my professional life I am a person capable of strategising and finding solutions before others even understand what the problem is. It’s a positive.
In my personal life being an #empath #HSP means I can be a caring friend, and family and community member. But. I can be hurt easily and taking on others moods and understanding their motivations means I need to make sure I get down time to decompress.
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