Empaths and Narcissists are Pretty Similar, Actually…
Now, I know that empaths will loathe reading the title, because we strive so hard to stay away from any narcissistic trait — in fact, one of our main fears could very well be that we ourselves are narcissists, since most of us were raised by one.Judith Orloff, MD, a pioneer in the field, describes empaths as those who absorb the world’s joys and stresses like “emotional sponges.” An HSP, in question, according to Cleveland Clinic means: If you’re a highly sensitive person, you have a heightened awareness of the stimuli around you, which can be good or bad. HSPs tend to be bothered by violence and can easily be overwhelmed, which leads them to avoid certain situations. Highly sensitive people can also be very creative and have a deep level of empathy. “Highly sensitive people are built more deeply, emotionally and mentally than most people,” notes Dr. Childs. “It’s more than their emotions. It can also be sensitivity to textures and sounds. You might not like big crowds or bright lights.”…the terms are relatively new, so perhaps when psychologists mean “HSP”, they could also mean empath? For purposes of this article though, I refer to an empath as an HSP who simply doesn’t have strong emotional boundaries. I believe that an HSP, as a result of a more sensitive nervous system, may be sensitive to all sorts of things like the cold, the heat, the scratchiness of clothing, or the loudness of the environment. HSPs may be born this way, or they may learn it through becoming an empath. Meanwhile an empath is specifically more sensitive to the emotional states or energies of others and can easily embody how someone else might feel.
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