Feelings so intense that they overwhelm you easily, agitate or hurt you physically? 

Extremely sensitive to others change of moods, verbal & nonverbal cues feeling change quicker than they do? Are relationships so deep that you crave quiet or being alone because they cause fatigue?

Do you often feel like you don’t fit in but end up being the glue of any team or group you end up in?

Difficulties setting boundaries and making a cut when the emotional rucksack gets too heavy? Voicing disagreement way too late, then too harsh? Feeling shame and regret as soon as you set boundaries, scared to cause harm? Always taking responsibility, paddling back, looking for the problem on your side? 

Way more forgiving, less demanding of others but much higher expectation of yourself?

You believe in others, always give them a chance, regardless of what happened

Strong values, overthinking, overstimulated, involved with fictional characters?

Then you’re most likely an empath, like me

We ALWAYS give people a chance, even if they hurt us. Never hold a grudge for long. We compromise. Often end up being the Skeleton on the couch while those around us live lush. A wise man said:

You are an all-you-can-eat buffet but that doesn’t mean it is free. Restaurants are charging people if they wouldn’t eat up, act wasteful or disprespectful. Be that buffet. Show how much you offer and share but have limits and you aren’t free to exploit, that you will hold them accountable if they do. Avoid one-sided relationships. Check in with yourself, practice self care, it’s hard to cook for anyone while starving to death

Understand there’s people that you cannot help but please: Feel & care for others, be generous, warm & colourful, believe in people and love. Empathy is a gift not a burden and this world needs it more than ever.

You’re not alone.