Being an emotional Empath is a gift!

It may not always feel like it, but being an emotional empath is a gift. Learning how to manage this gift can change your life!

Do your emotions feel like a crazy rollercoaster?

What are the signs you’re an empath?

• Are you sometimes concerned that perhaps you’re just a bit crazy because you are so much more sensitive to energy than your friends or co-workers?
• Do you have unexplained mood swings, strange health issues, feelings of overwhelm, and exhaustion that doesn’t seem to have an explanation?
• Do you often feel another person’s feelings, thoughts, emotions, or even physical pain?

We may have some good news for you. You may not be crazy after all. You are most likely either an emotional Empath or a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), and we have some tools to share with you.

Being an Emotional Empath or HSP is a Rare Gift and even an Ally for you

It may not seem like it now, but you may possess a rare gift that can be a great ally. You can learn more about it and gain some tools and techniques to balance things out so you’re not riding such a huge, confusing rollercoaster of emotions. Once you gain some mastery and understanding, I am confident you will begin to be thankful that you have such a huge, wide-open, caring heart.

What’s the difference between the two terms?

Empaths – You experience what it’s like to be the other person and sometimes can’t tell the difference between your feelings and someone else’s. The type of empath we’re talking about here is the emotional empath.

Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) – You can sense these things but know it’s not You.

You will often see these terms used interchangeably. Both can perceive another person’s feelings, emotions, and/or pain. The difference is in the ability to know if it’s yours or someone else’s. There are challenges and gifts either way. In the rest of this article, I will talk about the inherent challenges inherent in being as overwhelmingly sensitive to the world around you without constantly distinguishing between the two terms. All empaths are HSPs, but the reverse is not always true.

THE QUIZ

You may be here because you took the quiz and have your results. I trust you’ve found some of the information helpful or even enlightening.

If you haven’t already done so, please take our HSP/Empath quiz for more information on your sensitivity types, followed by tips to help ease your life. You’ll also get an assessment of your overall exposure/risk to EMF (electromagnetic radiation), WiFi, 5G, Smart Meters, and other technological frequencies. We follow this up with a recommendation for a BioElectric Shield, personal energy protection, and balancing pendant. I highly recommend wearing a Shield, but even if that’s not possible now, we hope you’ll get some value and relief from all we have to share with you.

Why is Emotional Sensitivity a Gift?

If you’re like most of us, you very likely haven’t always seen this as a gift. You’ve likely seen it as a curse. A common story is growing up being told various things like: “You’re too sensitive.” “Wow, what a bleeding heart!” “Don’t take it all so personally.” You may have even been called “neurotic.” You may have felt a little bit crazy and feel the world isn’t safe. Many of us spend many difficult years before we begin to understand what’s going on. At whatever point you are in your life, I’m happy you’re here.

Being an Emotional Empath in a world filled with fear, pain, and chaos can be very difficult. You probably feel like you’re on a roller coaster as you pick up on the energies of the people around you, frequently experiencing myriad emotions within a short time. I’ve been there and can relate.

Why fixing yourself doesn’t work

Let me tell you upfront – It’s not your fault, and there’s nothing wrong with you. You don’t need fixing. It would be best if you had a little fine-tuning.

You have probably spent a fair amount of time trying to “fix” yourself. You experience other people’s emotions or pains as if they were your own. Since you are unaware of this phenomenon, you try to figure out what to do to heal that emotion or pain.

Sometimes in the process, you go to great lengths to understand your anger, sadness, etc., in relation to something going on in your life. When in fact, it’s not yours, and there’s nothing to fix or understand. Acknowledging what’s going on can often make it easy to “let go of”. It’s very difficult to fix something that isn’t broken. Most of the things you tried are like putting a bandaid on your finger when your heart is hurting.

The BioShield can also help so that you can differentiate yours from “theirs” and not get the full impact of all the emotional chaos around you. This sensitivity can be a gift instead of a curse; if you learn ways to tone down your sensitivity and use it consciously and constructively.

The Empowerment of Differentiating Yours vs. Others

How do you know if your emotions or pain are yours or coming from someone else?

I’ve found that simply taking a few quiet moments to ask myself a couple of questions puts things into perspective

• Does what I’m feeling/experiencing right now make sense in my life?
• Does it correlate with what’s happening now or even in my past?

If the answer is NO, you are most likely picking up on outside energies, thoughts, feelings, emotions, or even fears that can be wide-ranging but feel like yours.

Acknowledge that this isn’t yours, take some deep breaths, and feel it leaving your body. If you work with angels, guides, or a higher power, you can even ask for help in clearing the energy. Often, just identifying the issue greatly reduces the impact.

If it is yours, you can start dealing with it from a place of empowerment.

Your gifts as an emotional empath– some even call them unfair advantages

• You can help people – Feeling other people’s feelings as if they’re your own means you can help people because you understand them. Still, it also means relationships and even public places can be pretty overwhelming.
• You’re Intensely Alive –You also probably experience your feelings intensely because you’re more alive than ordinary people.
• Truth Intuition – You have a built-in Lie Detector. It’s almost impossible for people to lie to you.
• Clarity – Your thoughts become your own, making it much easier to make decisions.
• You know who your allies are – You know when someone has your back.
• Freedom from Hype – You see behind the media’s hype and lies. You may not always know what’s wrong, but you know when not to believe something as true.
Read more about these advantages/gifts

The Emotional Component

There is a strong emotional component that many emotional Empaths must cope with when picking up on how others feel. A section of the Quiz is called “Emotional Sensitivity.”

While there are many different types of Empathic gifts, this is the one most often described as a curse. Our goal is to help you understand and protect yourself from experiencing the benefits.

Tools to make your life easier and more fun!

• The best tool is the Personal Energy Protection and Balance you get with a BioElectric Shield 

  Wearing a BioElectric Shield can be a great help, even life-changing, reducing the overwhelm. You can use your gifts more clearly.
  

• Upgrade: If you have a Level 1 or 2 Shield, you might consider upgrading to a Higher Level for more balance and protection.
• Do you have mysterious symptoms? If so, you’re not alone. Click here to read the surprising results garnered from over six years of quiz takers.

Why are we writing about this, and why did we take the time to create a quiz just for you?

I’m AnnaMariah. I spent nearly 40 years trying to figure out what was wrong with me and fix myself. I often feared that I was either a bit crazy or neurotic.

Understanding what was going on and learning some techniques helped me feel less crazy, but didn’t do much to change the situation. Techniques can work, but they require a lot of focus and diligence. In truth, constant vigilance put me more into a fearful state and less into a place of love and acceptance. Thus I preferred to suffer than to be hypervigilant, constantly on guard, against other people.

The BioElectric Shield changed my life in 1994; since then, it’s been my passion for helping others like me find strength and peace. Click here for my story

Our Quizzes

Choosing a Shield can be confusing, and we realized we needed a tool to help you assess your needs and get a clear, personalized recommendation

EMF Quiz – With researcher, quiz developer, and fellow sensitive Ellen Koronet from Lnk Creative, we initially developed a quiz to determine your EMF exposure and risk level and recommend the best level of personal energy protection. That quiz also included some questions about being an HSP.

HSP Quiz – After talking with many people about their EMF quiz results, we realized we were scratching the surface. Saying, “Yep, you’re sensitive,” wasn’t very helpful.

We decided to go further to help you understand the forces that are impacting your life, your ability to cope, maneuver your life with ease, and even to be balanced and healthy. Since 2016 nearly 10,000 people have taken this version of the quiz. Many have given us feedback, some even calling in tears because they finally feel “seen” and understood. For some, it was a complete revelation, giving them “permission” to finally be themselves.

Quote from Elmdea B. on Facebook after she took the quiz

“I know many friends here on FB are Highly Sensitive People. AnnaMariah Nau and Ellen Koronet have written a well-crafted, comprehensive, and helpful quiz to help people discover if they are highly sensitive and in what areas. For me, it was a confirmation of what I’ve known, although one was much stronger than I had thought. (It’s one of those “but isn’t everyone?” things). They also offer solid, concrete suggestions about what you can do to help you work with (and not be overwhelmed by) the various sensitivities. I’ve known both women for quite a few years, and I respect them personally and professionally. Please note: this is NOT one of those dratted FB data mining things.”

Click Here to Read more articles for Empaths and HSPs

You can call us too – we’re happy to discuss your situation. (541) 201-8878.

The 5 HSP Subtypes

When you take the HSP Quiz, you will learn your level of sensitivity overall as well as for the following subtypes we have identified.  Click to learn more about each subtype:

Being an Emotional Empath is a Rare Gift

Do your emotions feel like a crazy rollercoaster? Are you sometimes concerned that perhaps you’re just a bit crazy because you are so much more sensitive to energy than your friends or co-workers? Do you have unexplained mood swings, strange health issues, feelings of overwhelm, and exhaustion that doesn’t seem to have an explanation?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tips for the Highly Reactive HSP Person

 

 

Top Tips for Permeable or Thin Boundary Types

What does this mean in your everyday life? First, let me tell you there’s nothing wrong with you. It’s not a character flaw to have permeable boundaries. You don’t have the natural defenses that some people have. You may have been called thin-skinned or too sensitive.

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