The Empath Thing

Empathy vs being an Empath. What does that really mean? How can you use being an Empath to work as a strength instead of a weakness? We are covering all that in today’s episode. We would love to know what you think. Please leave us a review here or on our Facebook page.http://www.facebook.com/mindbodyspirithome

Physical Empath, Emotional Empath, and Intuitive Empath. We are breaking down what each of those are. Some of the downfalls for being and untrained Empath, and how it can wreak havoc on your life and your emotions. Many empaths often get diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and/or bi-polar. Untrained empaths are also often labeled as highly sensitive or get over stimulated very easily. Why does this happen?

This episode provides great information, and advice for those who may not yet know they are empathic, or for those who have known for a long time they are empaths and are looking to use this gift/ability to align and work with their life’s bigger purpose.

The scientific evidence that was talked about in this episode was from:Psychiatrist, Judith Orloff wrote the Empath’s Survival Guide; a book aimed at helping highly attuned people to not absorb the stress of the world. Interestingly, the evidence she uses to characterize empaths.

1. The Mirror Neuron SystemA specialized group of brain cells have been discovered, which are responsible for compassion. They essentially enable people to mirror emotions and reflect another person’s joy, pain, or fear. Some people are more sensitive to these neurons than others.Mirror Neurons are a source of connection with another person, where you feel what they feel. If someone is sad you feel sad, if someone is happy, you feel happy, if someone is afraid, you feel afraid, etc.

2. Emotional ContagionResearch has shown the contagious effect of emotion. People pick up on a dominant mood, or amplify a behavior which represents an underlying emotion. For example, a crying baby can set off the same reaction in a whole ward of babies. One person expressing anxiety in a busy queue can spread it to other people very quickly.Humans are great at spreading and catching emotional viruses in groups. It is a key part of synchronizing and building connections through relationships. It’s likely a key survival mechanism in the story of our development as a species.

3. Electromagnetic SignalsThe HeartMath Institute have done research demonstrating, “different patterns of heart activity (which accompany different emotional states) have distinct effects on cognitive and emotional function. During stress and negative emotions, when the heart rhythm pattern is erratic and disordered, the corresponding pattern of neural signals traveling from the heart to the brain inhibits higher cognitive functions. This limits our ability to think clearly, remember, learn, reason, and make effective decisions.”

The origin: From its Latin roots empathy means to be within the suffering of another person.

Em (in/to put yourself into)Pati (to feel/suffer)

Sited from: https://www.andymort.com/empath/

Empath Survival Guide: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=empath+survival+guide&hvadid=78477695289210&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&tag=mh0b-20&ref=pd_sl_57j1crbalk_e

*Disclaimer*We do not claim to stand as a medical professional, or as a medical professional team, and no advice given or insinuated by our team should ever be taken and/or acted upon against the direct instruction of a medical professional.