Empathy is the ability to "read" and understand people on many different levels. There is a deep sense of "knowing" that accompanies empathy and even the ability to scan another persons thoughts and feelings for past, present, and future senses. Empaths are highly sensitive to other's emotions and feelings. as they possess the ability to sense another persons true emotions, that run deeper then what they display on the outside.

Everything has an energetic vibration or frequency and empaths are able to sense these vibrations and recognize even the subtlest changes. Empaths are sensitive to all forms of emotions whether it through direct contact with people, or TV, videos, news, etc. They can also pick up the emotions of others as they own and actually feel the emotions. This is not always a good thing, as they can pick up many sad and negative emotions from others. Others are drawn to empaths warmth and compassion, even unknowingly.

Empaths tend to experience many things in their lives. Often many of the life experiences could be considered extreme, daring, and challenging. Their lives are like a roller coaster and they live for that ride. This life experience helps allow them to be more receptive to much more in life. Empaths usually tend to be very passionate people and are passionate towards nature and find themselves continually drawn to nature and animals as a form of release. They are achievers and are very expressive in areas of emotional connection and talk openly and quite frankly at times. They can also be reclusive and apparently unresponsive at times also, when they have chosen to close down.

Empaths often are vivid and/or lucid dreamers. Many times their dreams are linked to their physical life and can use those dreams to connect to relevant issues in their life. Empaths are also strong daydreamers and have problems staying focused when performing mundane tasks. They experience déjà vu and synchronicities quite frequently and find many connections and understandings with this. They usually have had several paranormal experiences. a NDE can bring a persons empathic ability to its peak.

From being sensitive, empaths can easily experience Chronic Fatigue, lack of energy, feeling exhausted in the company of certain people, extreme anxiety in crowds, chemical sensitivities, allergies, and/or feeling drained.

Empathy often works alongside with telepathy, and this enhances the strength of these abilities Many times an empath will feel (through empathy) and/or hear (through telepathy) the thoughts of another that are directed at the empath. These are words or feelings from another that aren't said out aloud. This can give the empath a deceitful feeling towards the person and can be very difficult to deal with.

Being an empath is certainly not an easy life. But, with education and lots of effort, an empath can use their abilities to their greatest advantage of bettering themselves and those around them.