An Emotional Empath
As an Empath you feel others’ emotions deeply. You easily sense someone else’s sadness or happiness. This special quality allows you to connect with people and create amazingly honest friendships and relationships. However, there’s a dark side of being an empath too.
Empathy Burnout
You are most of the times struck down by the emotions that can be draining. Over time, it can lead to emotional burnout. You are very good at empathizing with other people’s emotions but when it comes to process your own emotions you lack expression. You don’t know how to reach out for help. If so, you’ve probably experienced, or are currently experiencing, emotional burnout.
While you don’t need to change your empath personality, but surely you need to protect yourself. In this article, I’ll talk all about how an empath can set some boundaries which can shield them from an emotional burnout.
Here are ways to Protect Yourself From ‘Empathy Burnout’
Set healthy clear boundaries in your relationship.
Preserve yourself so you don’t get your energy and emotional reserves swallowed up.
You should meditate daily, to be connected to your inner soul and get your negative aura cleansed and some positive vibes flow through to keep you strong and helps you maintain your balance.
You have a strong intuition. So trust it to guide you to the choice that feels right for you.
Spend time in natural environment. The space gives you peace and stability. So a quiet walk or an hour sitting under trees may lift your spirits, soothe you and help you relax.
Since you pick up the vibes of emotions very easily, this whole thing can really drain you. So best is to withdraw and just be with yourself as this would help you feel better.
Over concern for others leads you to compassion fatigue and emotional burnout. So don’t over stretch yourself and save some energy to restore peace and harmony within.
Stay away from manipulations and toxic behavior as this really takes toll on you.
You have a high senstivity to sounds, smells and sensations. Beautiful fragrances, good odors affect you strongly. So when you are overwhelmed, or stressed, withdraw yourself to some isolation and listen to some nice music, or indulge in fragrance therapy in warm tub bath, or pick up a book and move in some open quiet place for a hideout.
Conflicts and Arguments turns you off and puts you in extreme rage. So best is to withdraw and listen to some calming meditation music to restore balance.
You need deep sleep to be at your best. You be disciplined around your sleeping patterns.
Set boundaries to the intrusion of others in your personal space. Follow good self care and self love to insulate you from negative emotions and energy.
To live healthy happy life, you need to balance your emotions. At times, your emotional conflict might be difficult for you to handle, so best is to reach out to a friend or a therapist that can help you learn to develop boundaries and identify helpful self care approaches to live a better life.
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