3 Signs That You Might Be An Empath Yourself

Written by: Eleonor Amora Marklund, Executive Contributor

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Do you connect with people so strongly that you can actually feel the emotions they’re expressing? Do you struggle to enforce boundaries and find yourself trying to solve the problems that friends, family, and loved ones are experiencing? Are you constantly overwhelmed by the energies, feelings, and sentiments that swirl around you?

If so, you might just be an empath.

Empaths are highly attuned to the energies that flow from individuals, groups, physical spaces, sometimes even animals or objects. This may sound like a kind of superpower, and in a way, it is! The ability to interpret ambient energies and strong feelings allow empaths to gain a deep understanding of complex situations that may escape non-empaths. But many empaths become so attuned, that they become overwhelmed by the energies that flow into them every day… and without their consent.

I’ve worked as an energy healer and spiritual coach for nearly 25 years, and have found that most empaths tend to be women. Because of the social roles assigned to women, we tend to be caring individuals who are always eager to help others. We are also naturally intuitive, and that ability can be amplified to the point that we become full-fledged empaths. Again this can be a blessing since it allows us to understand and support others, but it can also be a curse.

Here are three signs that YOU might be an empath yourself:

You confuse others’ feelings with your own

Since empaths absorb other people's emotions, thoughts, and needs, they may struggle to sort out which of those feelings actually belong to them. I think of it this way: Empaths are not aligned with their own energy system and are tilted outside their body by the desires and sentiments of others. Since they struggle to stand strong in their own power, they can't commit 100% to anything, especially long-term personal goals. (Sound familiar?) And since they may become confused about whose feelings they’re feeling, they may seem aimless or flighty to outside observers. Women empaths must learn how to recognize and control their own emotions, rather than just reflecting the energies they naturally absorb.

You struggle with close relationships

Since empaths feel everything very strongly and care deeply, they may gravitate toward people who are lost, hurt, broken, or in need. Women empaths have a tendency to get entangled in other people's emotions and to feel a sense of responsibility toward the people whose emotions they share. (If you find yourself trying to “fix” someone’s confusion or pain on your own, rather than working together with that person to address the issues, that’s a red flag.) Since this means that women empaths put all of the focus on others, they attract people who want to be in the spotlight at all times. Plenty of empaths end up in relationships with narcissists and egomaniacs.

You can’t enforce your boundaries at work

Women empaths end up bearing heavy emotional burdens in many business settings. Most workplaces encourage employees to suppress strong feelings … but those feelings inevitably surface over time. Empaths feel them when they're simmering beneath the surface AND when they boil over, so they spend a lot of their time trying to repair collegial relationships, put out fires, and calm people down. Many end up feeling controlled by the thought patterns and emotions of their coworkers, making it even harder for them to understand who they are as individuals.

My own work is designed to support empaths and others who are spiritually vulnerable, teaching them that the true path to power only opens up when they operate from a state of complete sovereignty and personal mastery over their energy. I help women who have been energetically abused break free from limiting belief systems, and empower them to heal and rise above their past challenges – no more giving away power, no more feeding psychic predators, and no more believing that they’re small and helpless.

Being a woman and an empath is an exhausting combination, but with a mindset and energetic shifts it can be less so. I’ve helped thousands of women empaths accept that they are in charge of their reality, their energy, and their spiritual field. If you are an empath yourself, I am 100% certain that you have within you the power to control and create your own reality. You are a sovereign being! And you deserve the highest level of support to learn how to use this power to experience true freedom.

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Eleonor Amora Marklund, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine

Eleonor Amora Marklund is esteemed internationally as the forefront coach for spiritual warriors known as Indigos. Renowned for her groundbreaking work in esotericism, Eleonor is an Amazon Best-Selling Author who has published over ten bestsellers such as Arise and others. Her entrepreneurial success and dedication to helping others earned a 2020 Brainz Global Award, among distinguished honorees Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, and Jay Shetty.