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Help For Empaths

Thursday September 14, 2006
Author and Master Healer, Sylvia Brallier, writes about the Joys And Pitfalls Of Being An Empath. In her article she says: "Being an empath is a double edged sword. It can be both a curse and a blessing. On one hand, you have the ability to intuit exactly what you need to do to make someone comfortable. On the other, it is easy to lose track of what you need, because you are so accustomed to caring for other's comfort before caring for your own. You have easy access to information about what is going on with the people around you, but sometimes it is hard to know your own mind."

Brallier outlines the essential practices she discovered in her path as a healer to take advantage of the psychic gifts, and lessen the problems of being an empathic.
  • Develop Your Shield Body
  • Center of Being
  • Don't Take On Responsibilties That Aren't Yours
  • Get Used To Being The Bad Guy
  • Develop Your Throat Chakra
  • Develop Your Root Chakra
  • Smudging And Clearing Regularly
Brallier also offers exercises you can do to help develop a more empathic nature.
  • Cultivate Compassion
  • Put Yourself In Someone Else's Shoes
  • Develop Your Heart Chakra
  • Develop Your Third Eye Chakra
Read the full article: Joys And Pitfalls Of Being An Empath

Affirmation of the Day
Comments
May 1, 2009 at 11:43 am
(1) william says:

hey my name is william im an 18 year old guy ummm i am an empath ughh i always wondered why cared so much about things and yeah and why i always have mix emotion and last year i found i im an empath i also see the futer not really see but i can feel whats going to happend. and yeah i need lots of help with this i want to tell my friends but they might think im crazy an i dont want them to think that.

October 10, 2009 at 5:52 am
(2) Kobie says:

I can’t sit down and read a book I just need some answers. I’ve come to a very solid conclusion that I’m empathic. There’s no way around it. I’m wondering if there’s someone in my area (Seattle, Wa)the you could recomend I talk to. or if you have short to the point advice for someone like me who attracts the most hurt individuals that don’t see there own pain. Please, it hurts so bad and it’s not even 90% my pain. Please contact me via email and I’ll explain more. I don’t know where else to turn.

October 26, 2009 at 11:36 am
(3) thera says:

HI. I am a 36 year old mother of two, I’ve known (or felt) that I am an empath for as long as I can remember. Being empathic has caused me to have severe anxiety and sometimes unexplained anger issues for most of my life. these have gotten so much worse over the last few years. Spirituality has taken the edge off at times. Right now I am overloaded, so to speak! which is why I am on this web page now. just wish had others like myself to talk with.

October 30, 2009 at 5:34 pm
(4) paul says:

I just wanted to offer my support to those people that are struggling with their gift. I maintain that it is a gift that comes with a tremendous amount of responsibility. The responsibility is first and foremost for yourself. Most empaths struggle with establishing boundaries that are clear, because they don’t experience them. Don’t try to negate your gift, or smoke, eat, drink your way out of it. It gets easier over time. I can’t stress the importance of a spiritual practice, such as meditation or qigong.
Good luck!

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