- Names: Emotional, Emotionally Receptive Empath
An Emotionally Receptive Empath is said to be the most common type of empath. They can pick up on the emotions of others and feel them as their own. For example, if someone near them (or physically far away, but close to them) is sad, then an Emotionally Receptive Empath would feel sad themselves.
- Abilities and how to improve them:
They are very caring individuals and do a
lot of good in the world. It is also very hard to deceive them or lie to them
simply because they can sense emotions like guilt or nervousness. They are also
able to help people by using their abilities to heal others. These types
of empaths can keep themselves and others out of danger easily too by feeling
the real intentions of someone.
To strengthen this ability, you can
use standard meditation and focus to try to feel the emotions of those around
you. You can make it more challenging by being in a different room or even a
longer distance away from the person you are trying to sense. Use grounding
crystals to stabilize and give good footing when practicing. Use crystals and things that correspond to the root and heart chakras, improving psychic abilities and healing. Study psychology - you can also just simply try to listen and understand people better.
- Weaknesses
and how to deal with them:
These types of empaths are susceptible to;
Negativity in general, emotionally distressing or violent news/TV Shows/movies,
large crowds, and emotional vampires (plus other emotionally draining entities). Since these empaths are so caring, they
can also become trapped in toxic environments or attract people that need
healing. It can also be hard to sense the difference between their own emotions
and those of others.
Constantly feeling and knowing how others
feel is incredibly draining, especially since most others can’t do the same. So,
oftentimes, others needs are being met, but yours are not. It may feel like you
cannot do things for yourself since you have a “duty” or “responsibility” to
others. It can also be very heartbreaking if you constantly know that people
are deceiving you or feel certain ways about things that are important to you.
One thing that can be very hard to deal
with is other people’s hardships, mental illnesses, or substance abuse
problems.
The first thing to do as an
emotional empath is learn how to protect yourself from everything listed above.
Use energy shields, wards, sigils, grounding techniques, and spell jars. Put
protective spells on jewelry and crystals so you can have something with you at
all times. One thing to do is use mirrors to reflect away negativity and
emotions or make decoys to attract those things as well.
Cleansing and clearing away negativity is
important because it can affect your day-to-day life. Cleanse using bath and
shower spells, herbs, crystals. You can also use crystals or objects to absorb
or even store negativity and unwanted emotions.
The next thing to do is learn how to
differentiate between your own emotions and others by asking yourself questions
about the ones you are feeling. Do they make sense? Do they manifest in different
ways than usual? Sometimes using spells or renewing wards can help you tell the
difference, since emotions that don’t belong to you tend to go away with them.
Find a good support as well to help you
when you do feel overwhelming/bad emotions because they can affect your own,
even if you are very aware of them belonging to someone else. You can also make sure you are surrounded by people you trust and aren’t toxic. It’s very hard to push people away who need your help, especially when you can sense their emotions, but you cannot help everyone and they’ll only get better when they want to and with professional help.
Joining groups about things you are passionate about or fighting for things that you are connected to emotionally can also help you grow and will allow you to help people. You can also pursue careers that will enable you to help others and use your abilities to help you become better at the job (like becoming a therapist.)