Triggers For Empaths

The mind of all types of empaths can easily develop certain triggers after witnessing extremely sensitive events. These triggers can potentially cause PTSD if a situation is severe.

More often than not, an empath’s mind will create a chaotic spiral of emotions, causing distress. Many times emotional empaths can feel an emotional overload at the slightest incident.

1. Not Feeling Understood

The mind of an empath is an incredibly special one. Not many people truly understand the thought process of someone so caring, empathetic, and selfless.

When an empath isn’t feeling understood, this can lead them to feeling unintelligent and potentially “crazy”.

You are NOT crazy or weird. In fact, the ability of the emotional empath to delve into other people’s emotions is an amazing gift. You have emotional intelligence.

What’s important is that YOU understand yourself.

2. Not Feeling Wanted

When an empath experiences abandonment in their lifetime, they’re likely to feel unwanted by any person or group. When they realize they are wanted, they’re shocked and almost feel like imposters. Often wondering, “Why would anyone want me?“

Learn to detach from other peoples’ actions. If someone is intentionally (or not intentionally) giving off vibes that you’re unwanted, those toxic traits are theirs. If this is a friend, step back and reconsider the friendship.

3. Not Feeling Valued

The empath feeling worthless or unvalued, can cause them to sink into a deep hole of dark emotions. Once in the hole, it’s difficult to dig themselves out.

It’s important to remember everyone has worth and purpose, even you. You have that special power of a strong connection with emotions.

The world needs you. If you’re feeling this, it could be the result of not valuing yourself enough.

4. Not Feeling Loved

The need to feel loved is natural. However, you cannot allow it to break you down whenever your feelings aren’t reciprocated.

It can lead to isolating yourself to avoid potential heartbreak, however that will only perpetuate the feeling of a lack of love.

Believe it or not, there are people wishing they could not only be like you but that they could be loved by you.

Every experience has built you as the person you are today. Making you lovable in so many ways. If you’re caring and empathetic towards others, those traits alone make you one of the most lovable and admired beings on the planet.

5. Not Feeling Accepted

For any type of empath, the need to feel accepted can be strong. You are so loving and accepting that you expect the same feelings from others.

For most, you attach the feeling of acceptance with also feeling understood, wanted, valued, and loved.

When you feel rejection, it’s easy for our positive self-thoughts to be swept away by a dark sea of emotion. Focus on accepting yourself as the amazing being you are.

6. Getting Over Trauma

When an empath is told to “get over” a traumatic event or heavy emotions, you worry that your emotions must be too over-the-top. You tend to think, “What is wrong with me?” and doubt is quick to replace security.

What some individuals fail to understand is it’s impossible to just “get over” trauma. Yes, you can work hard to move forward to gain control of your life, but it’s definitely not something that happens overnight.

Being any type of empath means to not only strongly feel for others, but to strongly feel for yourself and your experiences.

What Type Of Empath Am I?

Knowing more about the different types of empaths and identifying your own empath type can help you to become more aware of your energy leaks through physical symptoms and take better care of yourself as an empath.

Here are traits you can look for to understand the common types of empaths.

1. You Feel Like a Sponge Absorbing Other People’s Feelings

Whatever the emotion at hand, as soon as someone shines a mood on you, you soak it up and, when pressed, you ooze it out. You can pick up depression, anxiety, and sadness in others, even when it’s not at all obvious to the naked eye.

2. You’re Acutely Aware When Something May Not Be Right with Someone

Emotional empaths pick up the real feeling behind every person’s “I’m fine” like it’s completely transparent.

Your less emotionally in-touch friends might be spooked by your extraordinary perceptions, but they also may go to you when they’re feeling sad because they know you’ll have the right words to help them heal.

3. Alone Time Is a Blessing After A Big Social Event

A wedding, a funeral or your neighbor’s sweet sixteen could all be situations where emotions are running high and you’re picking up all of them. Leave your schedule free the next day so you can decompress.

“Given a naturally ‘absorbent’ nature, empaths will often need more alone time to recover from the weight of energy collected from others,” clinical psychologist Carla Marie Manly, PhD. states.

4. You’re Comfortable Alone, Outside In Nature

“Empaths often thrive in nature, given its healing, more solitary atmosphere,” Dr. Manly says.

For an empath, especially an Earth empath, being outdoors can be especially regenerating. Forest-bathing might be part of your self-care routine that helps center you when you feel overwhelmed.

5. General Crowds and Busy Spaces Can Be Exhausting For You

You’re picking up on all the various different vibes and people’s emotions, especially if you’re an emotional empath, which can make you feel weighed down.

Frequent breaks can help — and so can avoiding places like shopping malls and airports when possible.

Related: Empathetic Mindset – Important Traits

 

6. You’d Don’t Require a Great Deal Of External Stimulation

In fact, empaths tend to thrive best in settings that are quiet and predictable. So if you’re an empath, you’re likely used to curling up in your favorite corner of your couch with a book or happily chilling at your go-to café whenever you can take time for yourself.

Whatever you think of psychic empaths, animal empaths or any other types of empaths, the ability to empathize with others is an essential part of being human.

You don’t need to believe in the Easter Bunny to believe that people will eat chocolate at Easter.