Originally posted by OCEANOS:
The following is a brief introduction on Empathy, an ability that a
minority of human population possess! Some Empathic psychic can
also communicate with Plants & Animals, what a wonderful
gift!
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Empathy
Empathy is similar to Telepathy but revolves around emotions
instead of thoughts. Empathic ability can also manifest in sending,
receiving, or both. A sending empath may not have much sense of
what others feel, because the can usually change an unpleasant
response into a more favorable one. The receiving empath is in
danger of being swamped by the feelings of others, and may not know
whether the feeling is internally or externally generated. To be an
empath is to be able to sense what others are feeling, and
influence what others are feeling is the most common manifestation.
This may or may not occur along with telepathy. If one is an
empath, feelings and emotional atmosphere play a strong part in
every aspect of ones life. Crowds are almost unbearable. The
individual may feel angry/depressed/elated/in love/enraged in a
matter of a few moments as the gift ranges out and picks up
whatever is there. A feeling of being on a roller coaster, and of
smothering in a sea of feelings may accompany this. On the other
hand, the person seems to gravitate to the individual in the room
who needs help dealing with an emotional problem. An empath makes
an excellent counselor and is usually the one to whom friends bring
their problems because "s/he really understands.";
Dianna Troi on Star Trek NG is an empath, and they have done their
homework. A trained empath responds like Counselor Troi (Fiction?
Another example of science fiction masking science fact.)
Again, this gift may or may not be related to proximity, and often
family members and close friends may be "sensed" no matter how
distant they are.
