Empaths need survival strategies.
Without them, the sensitive souls can easily become overwhelmed, feeling
the weight of the world on their shoulders, and absorbing other people’s energies.
That’s the trademark of an empath.
Empaths naturally become victim to the emotions, thoughts, and feelings of others.

Have you ever wondered if you are an empath?

• Are you the person that everyone turns to when they need to talk?
• Do you feel, listen, and understand more than most?
• Do you feel pulled instinctively to feel the plight of someone else?
• Does your mood shift sometimes inexplicably?
• Do you feel exhausted after being in crowds or around lots of people?
• Are you very emotionally affected by intense movies and TV shows?
• Does a lot of loud noise affect you physically?
• Do you prefer being alone because you feel calmer?

If you answered yes to a couple of these it’s likely that you are an empath.

You Must Protect your Energy

Being an empath can be both wonderfully enriching and also a hundred percent draining. The world is ever-changing and full of challenges. Empaths are highly sensitive, so they feel the energy of other people strongly and often without even realizing it. If you are an empath, you may feel that your mood suddenly changes and you can feel high levels of anxiety, sadness or exhaustion after being around other people or even just reading or watching stories.

Empathy really is an intense experience. Empaths feel like psychics, able to intuit all nuances of the situation, and feeling fatigued by social gatherings. When a situation is combative or full of conflict, an empath can feel entirely overwhelmed. Empaths absorb everything that is going on in the room, whether it’s positive, negative, or downright confusing.

Some empaths go beyond feeling the emotions and feelings of their close ones and can even carry the weight of the world and its problems, the pain, anger, and injustice caused by war, poverty, and evil. That can become truly overwhelming for empaths.
While the gift of empathy can be a powerful and positive thing, you do have to learn how to stay grounded and balanced so that you are reaping the benefits and not the cons.

Empath Survival Tips for staying Emotionally Grounded

1. Set Boundaries: Make an intention to only experience the emotions, feelings, and sensations that belong to you. It’s great to be a wonderful friend and support those you care about but you do have to put yourself first. You are no use to anyone if you are burned out trying to be all things to people.

 

2. Spend time in Nature: Empaths absorb the energy in both the physical and virtual worlds. Take time away from technology, streaming, reading chats, posts, etc. Anything that creates conflict and extra burdens in your mind need to be reduced. Spend time outside, preferably barefoot and walking or lying on the grass outside. Being in a fresh, green environment or close to water is healing and soothing. Feel the power of the nurturing energy of the earth through your feet.

 

3. Feel Your Own Emotions: Sometimes empaths are so busy feeling everyone else’s feelings they forget to process their own emotions. Make sure that you stay connected to your emotional needs by journaling, talking things through with a friend or therapist, speaking up when you are experiencing something that needs to be shared and listening to your body through meditation.

 

4. Alone time: Whenever you feel you have taken on too much from others, recognize that you need to be alone and clear away that negativity and unwanted energy. Take yourself away from the group and be quiet for a few minutes, without noise, telephones, or conversations. When you decrease that stimulation you reconnect to yourself in a way that is vital for your wellbeing.

 

5. Cleanse your energy: You can do this physically by taking a soothing bath, adding some essential oils or Epsom salts, and relaxing. You could also take a saltwater dip if possible or swim in natural water. You can also cleanse your energy body with crystals such as Black Tourmaline or Clear Quartz. Meditate while holding the crystals in your hands and focus on their purity and cleansing properties. Imagine yourself being clear of any darker energies that do not belong to you.