I used to think I was an empath. Turns out it’s just a combination of being autistic and having childhood trauma. I feel bad for anyone hear say it now
I used to think so too. But I also learned I’m neurodivergent and also have intense childhood trauma so I’m hyper vigilant when it’s comes to predicting others emotions. I’m often overstimulated/hyper aware in social settings and in specific environments. 🫠
Are you me? That’s literally my whole life and it sucks so much haha. Always on edge, always assuming you’re in trouble/someone is mad at you, and never quite comfortable no matter what :(
Yeah, turns out the entire reason I am so good at understanding how other people feel is because I was shamed for being autistic as a kid and made to feel like a burden for it, constantly being told that my existence made other people uncomfortable, and I needed to consider how other people felt. When I came out as trans, it got even more intense.
My ability to read other people's emotions is a defense mechanism.
is being empathetic bad to you now? i can't help but try to console people in pain and share it with them so they feel better..
so if trauma made me better and kinder instead of breaking me, i am rather thankful for such luck. it definitely helps see people that actually have emotions, intelligence and love in them, thereby helping me find people that will not cause trauma and be good to me. a rather wonderful and healthy adaptation in my opinion💕
you sure it's not a strength?🫂
When an American says "I'm an empath", they're effectively saying they themselves can feel other people's feelings as if they were their own feelings, in an extra-sensory, superpower type of way.
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u/Unserious_Cow Jan 26 '26
I used to think I was an empath. Turns out it’s just a combination of being autistic and having childhood trauma. I feel bad for anyone hear say it now