Empathic Limits

[Azoth]

Empaths in the energyworker sense have only one limit....their mind.

[hexmoon3]

Empathy seems to get me into trouble sometimes...people would rather keep their feelings bottled up and pretend like nothing is wrong sometimes...then they get mad when other people notice somethings amiss. As for influencing someones emotions...I think it's best to only do so when someone is so upset that they haven't been eating or sleeping so they can calm down...otherwise let them experience their own emotions unrestricted.

[S]

Sorry to revive an old topic...yet this was too interesting.
I was aware of being an empath about a year before awakening.
I could directly influence a certain person's -cough- you know who you are -cough- moods.  I could also sense what they were doing, even from miles away.
After a while, as I developed my skills even more, i started, in retrospect, i realize, feeding off other's emotions.  Yet a portion of each one became my emotion, thus making me a rather confused person.  Almost had a nervous breakdown at one point, i could barely remember who i was.

[SilverRose]

yes throughout my life ive allways seemed to have some skills in this area it deffinantly comes in handy but i fear im losing my "touch" for lack of better words. and i dont know why.

[hexmoon3]

I believe there is such a thing as being too empathetic. I also have trouble handling it at times. It's just bad when you should be having a good time and theirs one person who is sad and you can't seem to be happy because your picking up on it. I heard mental shielding can help with this problem...but shielding constantly drains me and I'm afraid that if I shield too much I'll loose my empathy all together.