Having been a highly sensitive person all my life, it was a great relief for me in my 30’s to finally be able to put a name to it.
When I first heard it, I burst into tears. The name, was Empath.
Sitting reading the list of empath traits was quite simply life changing, each line hitting me like a ton of bricks. I sat in shock and scored full marks ( first time I’d scored full marks at anything I might add!).
From a very early age I had adapted elaborate strategies to hide many of these traits under layers of alter egos. I knew I was the weird one. I knew I could feel and see things that others couldn’t, yet had no idea why and worse, no one to ask. It was very lonely, feeling so different from people and struggling to see the world as others did made me feel stupid and isolated. I spent 36 years living this way, hiding who I was from the world and because of that, I became very ill.
My story is a very typical empath story. I speak to so many people on a daily basis who have lived the exact same situation. As I speak to them , they slowly drop the veil. You see, when one empath sits with another, very quickly they start to open up and share their stories, they know they can trust each other, they can drop the mask and just be. Something magical happens, they start to share their gifts with each other, the deep rooted stuff that most empaths hide away around the age of 3 – 5, usually starting pre-school or school. These gifts can be anything from, telepathy, seeing auras, walking into a room and feeling emotions of others, psychic abilities, dreams with premonitions and feeling the pain and emotions of others. And these gifts, I believe, is what the world needs.
Also known as indigo kids, star seeds or rainbow children, empaths arrived on the planet around the late 70’s and are said to have upgraded DNA. Some have Rhesus Neg blood type along with diagnosis of ADHD, dyslexia, autism etc. It is believed that they are here to help humanity move forward however due to the them hiding their abilities early on, many have simply forgotten or have no idea at all that they are here for a purpose. In the same fashion that they arrived on the planet, in waves, around 2012 many of these kids started to wake up and as they did would then help others to do the same. Strange things would happen which would simply shake them awake. It could be an accident, illness, a dream or with me it was a diagnosis of ADHD, whatever it is, they simply can’t shift it, the itch and pull starts to grow, and interestingly never leaves! Once awake, the healing starts and this can take a long time and a lot of heart ache and shedding. There is a period of grieving for the young 5 year old boy or girl who had to bury their abilities, most remember that day very clearly. They also grieve for the years lost and wasted and sometimes many have chronic illnesses which are usually auto immune diseases. Following this, they start to realise that all the friendships, relationships they have, have been based on the alter ego person they showed to the world, however their true self no longer resonates with these people.Ironically, it’s this journey they then use to help others like them, it becomes their story, they are no longer ‘poor me’s’ or wallowing in their life story as many do. They wear it like a badge of honour, it comes from their soul… and others feel that and in turn start to heal themselves.
If you feel this resonates, here is a test – www.empathtest.com which can help you. Although I would say if you have managed to find your way here and are even questioning it – theres a high chance you already know the answer!
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