20 Signs You Might Be An Empath

So your friends say you’re too sensitive. You pick up on other people’s moods, even when they’re trying to fake it. Animals and babies love you. If this sounds like your life, chances are you’re an empath. Empaths have an extrasensory ability to feel the emotional state of those around them.

Which is cool until those emotions start taking over the day to day. So if you’re feeling like you feel a little too much, here are the most common signs of an empath you should look out for.

You feel others’ feelings

It isn’t just one of those things where you can tell your best friend is down because they’re your best friend. You pick up on everyone’s feelings: friends, neighbors, the cute bartender who obviously has a thing for you but is too much of a wuss to speak up about it.

And their feelings sort of become your feelings when you’re around them.

…to the point where you take on their physical symptoms

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If you’re especially sensitive, you won’t be able to just feel what’s happening with those around you. You could actually pick up on their physical symptoms, too. Which means if someone you know is dealing with chronic migraines, you may want to consider taking a bit of a friend vacation.

You’re tired. A lot.

Dealing with others’ feelings can have a seriously taxing effect on the body. When you’re constantly acting as a sort of emotional receiver, your body reacts by, well… shutting down.

So if you find yourself always on the lookout for a warm bed and a soft pillow (even after you’ve gotten a full eight the night before), it may be because you’re emotionally — not physically — exhausted.

But coffee is never going to be your thing

You’re way too sensitive to drugs to take that bump some rando offered you last Friday at your buddy’s house party. You’re so sensitive to things that even caffeine can be too much for you to handle most days.

Unless you’re a pro, in which case, you’re going to mainline that shit regardless of how it makes you feel half an hour later.