Welcome, Empaths

"So you *feel* you are an Empath...and...want to Meetup with others who want to explore and understand their ability to sense DEEP emotions and read people and situations? You may feel that words, facial expressions and body language used in the communication process does not tell the whole story. " (quoted from Sheri, the original organizer of this group.)

Empaths feel called to many metaphysical paths. Sensitivity to others, to energy in this world, and to our interconnectedness means that exploration doesn't stop.

In careers, Empaths may be counsellors, doctors, massage therapists, in hospitality, sales or other service fields. Or an Empath may avoid these fields due to an oversensitivity, though they feel drawn to them.

In this group we will learn to protect ourselves and create boundaries, as well as practice our amazing gifts and learn to remain open to connect with others. I'd thought I'd add to this to reflect my wacky sense of humor to say that we are people who can smell character sometimes. Really. Its just the way we are. I'm sure you guys have felt things just walking into a room or talking to someone for 2 minutes, then having 15 minutes worth of something to say about them! I stepped up because I want to eventually become a psychologist who happens to be open about this sort of thing, when I have my act together of course & my life is headed to a particular course. For now, I have a BA in creative writing and when I wasn't reading assigned books, I was knee deep in parapsychology trying to figure myself out!

From all the message boards I've been a member of, I have seen one thing that we are totally lacking in: community resources since even psychologists who understand the concept of "empathy" do not always understand how we tick. They do not often provide their services with required sensitivity in mind. For many of us "just get over it" doesn't always happen over night even if we survive, we grow our thicker skin that way by just sheer processing emotion. Sometimes a feeling can be a literal kick in the gut. Therefore, that leaves the average muggl- I mean human, at a loss and yet we fill that void for them sometimes. Because there are those, simply put, that are people who wouldn't know an impression if it hit them over the head short of basic reading people skills.

They don't get it, some of them, then again we're living in a time of great promise, a Great Awakening III if you will, almost a massive spiritual revival where the Greater Good + anything related goes although you must make peace with your dark-side before it controls you. This is part of self-mastery.

From what I've seen with the people I've met, some of us don't do well in corporate settings that require this crazy back-stabbing mentality that people have. Faking it until you make it is one thing, although the pain we'd feel from deliberately causing hurt would be very intense! Life doesn't always have to be about pain though unless.. you're into that sort of. .thing. From what I've been learning from others, and the way people tell me about the way they've gone through things, we need psychologists who understand (as in our own,).

We also need the community to be more understanding or at least educated far beyond "Hey you're like that Counselor Troi chic on Star Trek:TNG?" Sure. Yeah. Its like, few of us are a Cher look-alike. I'm just waiting for her to be in the Cher Bio-pic.

We need Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Codependency groups, and I'll just throw in other ones as I learn how to spell it properly, because some of us have situations attached to our own perspective. Have you ever felt like your brain is on fire or eating itself from the inside? Maybe some of us relate. It isn't crazy to say you need support. Not at all.

I know people who know people who know people! She's in high demand folks and I'm sure counselors with a background in not only psychology but in ministry are still needed! The old-world medical model isn't working as well, or haven't we noticed that credit, government and other systems are also going down hill, being forced to take a hard, long look at themselves! Psychology, as a subject is often considered a soft science. Someday - I'm going for a hard science degree for the record.. a Masters only, eventually and not right now, is something we seem to just understand as naturally as breathing. If you've ever walked into a bookstore and felt almost high from the books you're trying hard not to download, but nauseated from the emotional content of the people, then you understand the way some of us feel. Granted, we're the beginning of that 5D thing.. people keep talking about. We'll connect, I'm sure. I have a good feeling about this crowd. We don't have to be measuring abilities with a yard-stick either, let alone skirts, we just have to build a support system for each other.

Please join us in an exploratory experience.