Comments on: Emotional Literacy For Empaths http://www.soulkadee.com/2006/08/09/emotional-literacy-for-empaths/ An Appetite For Life Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:16:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: BeingWater http://www.soulkadee.com/2006/08/09/emotional-literacy-for-empaths/#comment-130597 BeingWater Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:52:03 +0000 http://www.soulkadee.com/2006/08/09/emotional-literacy-for-empaths/#comment-130597 This is the most useful article I've come across for helping me understand and improve myself. I am also an empath, INFJ, Type 4. I grew up knowing that I was an empath, because my mother is also one. She could at least explain to me why I had certian behaviors. Unfortunately, my family had a difficult time talking about emotions so, although I knew I was an empath, I had no way of expressing what I felt and I never had any emotional releases that were considered acceptable in the family. I've come a long way since moving out on my own after college. From experience, I couldn't agree more with your statement: "for empaths and intuitives, spiritual growth goes hand in hand with psychological growth." The more I sort through the doors within myself, the more I become aware of myself and how being an empath has affected my behavior. I'm at the point now, where I can see that I withdraw because I soak up other people's energies (which I knew before, of course) , but I'd like to learn to set my own boundaries - center myself - and choose which energies I allow to mix with my own. I feel like most sites that try to help empaths are more about the quick-fix of protection and are aimed at people who feel like victims. I'm glad to have found this article and the great resources you've listed. Thank you for writing this great post Priya! I look forward to reading more of your blog =) Namaste This is the most useful article I’ve come across for helping me understand and improve myself. I am also an empath, INFJ, Type 4. I grew up knowing that I was an empath, because my mother is also one. She could at least explain to me why I had certian behaviors. Unfortunately, my family had a difficult time talking about emotions so, although I knew I was an empath, I had no way of expressing what I felt and I never had any emotional releases that were considered acceptable in the family.

I’ve come a long way since moving out on my own after college. From experience, I couldn’t agree more with your statement: “for empaths and intuitives, spiritual growth goes hand in hand with psychological growth.” The more I sort through the doors within myself, the more I become aware of myself and how being an empath has affected my behavior. I’m at the point now, where I can see that I withdraw because I soak up other people’s energies (which I knew before, of course) , but I’d like to learn to set my own boundaries - center myself - and choose which energies I allow to mix with my own.

I feel like most sites that try to help empaths are more about the quick-fix of protection and are aimed at people who feel like victims. I’m glad to have found this article and the great resources you’ve listed. Thank you for writing this great post Priya! I look forward to reading more of your blog =)

Namaste

]]> By: is kindness a weakness http://www.soulkadee.com/2006/08/09/emotional-literacy-for-empaths/#comment-25441 is kindness a weakness Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:34:05 +0000 http://www.soulkadee.com/2006/08/09/emotional-literacy-for-empaths/#comment-25441 why is it that we give so much that we totally loose our selves. It literally almost kills us it definately kills our spirit and makes our souls very ill. I have suffered all kinds of abuse my whole life. Mostly at the hands of my protectors, so called nurturers, you know the people who are supose to love you, for most people it is a right of passage when you\'re born for your immediate family to care, love and protect you I have only had one person ever who has not made it their life\'s goal of achievement in the pursuit of their happiness to conqure me and my mom and ex-husband actually smiled and enjoyed my pain even as a young child. I have alot of empathy for other souls but its only because I know all to well what pain is. I have suffered everything under the sun except may santanic occult. Why is this world so selfish, where do these people come from? What makes a person so cold? why is it that we give so much that we totally loose our selves. It literally almost kills us it definately kills our spirit and makes our souls very ill. I have suffered all kinds of abuse my whole life. Mostly at the hands of my protectors, so called nurturers, you know the people who are supose to love you, for most people it is a right of passage when you\’re born for your immediate family to care, love and protect you I have only had one person ever who has not made it their life\’s goal of achievement in the pursuit of their happiness to conqure me and my mom and ex-husband actually smiled and enjoyed my pain even as a young child. I have alot of empathy for other souls but its only because I know all to well what pain is. I have suffered everything under the sun except may santanic occult. Why is this world so selfish, where do these people come from? What makes a person so cold?

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