Are you an empath? Do you know how to stop yourself from carrying too much?
I am an empath. After years of wondering why things seem to affect me way more than they do others, I discovered this word. Empath. It now all makes sense. I grew up in an environment where my emotions were criticized and tossed aside, while at the same time having a significant person in my life who needed a lot of emotional care. The combination of this lead me to feel a lot for others, carrying their hurt, and then judging the emotions I have in response. If you too are an empath, you know it is not an easy experience of life. So many things hurt. I have memories of sobbing when a fish was caught in front of …
