http://www.soulkadee.com/2006/06/08/how-to-stay-positive-in-a-negative-world/ An Appetite For Life Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:57:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.soulkadee.com/2006/06/08/how-to-stay-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-595 Soul Kadee: An Appetite for Life » Natural Born Empath: Deanna Troi In The Flesh Wed, 05 Jul 2006 09:11:46 +0000 http://www.soulkadee.com/2006/06/08/how-to-stay-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-595 [...] I guess being an empath is what accounts for my acute sensitivity to negative thoughts, negative people, bad news, and even depression. But at least I know I’m not alone in feeling this way. As the article here notes: Empaths are sensitive to TV, videos, movies, news and broadcasts. Violence or emotional dramas depicting shocking scenes of physical or emotional pain inflicted on adults, children or animals can bring an empath easily to tears. At times, they may feel physically ill or choke back the tears. Some empaths will struggle to comprehend any such cruelty, and will have grave difficulty in expressing themselves in the face of another’s ignorance, closed-mindedness and obvious lack of compassion. They simply cannot justify the suffering they feel and see. [...] […] I guess being an empath is what accounts for my acute sensitivity to negative thoughts, negative people, bad news, and even depression. But at least I know I’m not alone in feeling this way. As the article here notes: Empaths are sensitive to TV, videos, movies, news and broadcasts. Violence or emotional dramas depicting shocking scenes of physical or emotional pain inflicted on adults, children or animals can bring an empath easily to tears. At times, they may feel physically ill or choke back the tears. Some empaths will struggle to comprehend any such cruelty, and will have grave difficulty in expressing themselves in the face of another’s ignorance, closed-mindedness and obvious lack of compassion. They simply cannot justify the suffering they feel and see. […]

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