Do you consider yourself an empathetic person or do you only really focus on yourself?

[mandyfire98]

[ohsheeT]

As an empath I don't have time to focus on myself because everybody that I'm around for some reason I feel their energy I feel who they are I feel what they're going through I hate it a lot of times but there's a reason for it because I can take that bad energy from them and make their day I can teach them something somehow

I really would love to focus on myself instead of others but that never happens for some reason and at the same time I guess I am focused on myself because everything that I'm capable of doing and trying to make people understand that we are all made of energy we can all do this we are all more than human beings we are capable of doing a lot of things and finally our scientists are just figuring this out we are all meant to be one with the other and the universe and if we ever did that watch out the knowledge and the power that we would have would be unreal

[Lliam]

I'm very empathetic. I can mist up when I see people or animals suffering or when I see acts of kindness.
I try to lift people up and make their day better.

I couldn't bear to be a hospice worker or EMT, or work in the medical field, or work in an animal shelter.

Granted, I don't feel empathy for mean people, ass holes, entitled people, people who make demands, or people who have an agenda.

[Lliam]

Thank you, Mandy.

[God_of_Thunder]

I used to be a very empathetic person, but after being taken advantage of too many times, my empathy well has pretty much dried up.

I wouldn't characterize myself as selfish, but I gave away too much of myself, for far too long, to the point that it was negatively affecting my own life. So now I focus more on myself, out of a sense of self preservation.

[mandyfire98]

I think that's the struggle with empaths is the balancing of it. It's hard to do.

[God_of_Thunder]

I agree, and that was something I always struggled with, to the point that I constantly fell on the wrong side of that line.

I literally couldn't do it, anymore, so I had to stop.

[mandyfire98]

I understand and have struggled with that over the years.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

Honestly, I am beginning to believe that I am really a selfish person who acts as if I am empathetic person in front of others.

I truly really focus on myself alone.

My heart races when I am doing things for myself alone. When it comes to others, I just feel empty and no emotion at all. Like nothing.

I don't know really. I guess I am still exploring myself. And it seems to be a much more difficult task than exploring others, which is easy, as usual.

[Potteplante]

I'm an empathetic person and I focus on myself.

I'm a social educator - I socialize children with various of disabilities, where taking their perspective and feelings & leaving mine out - is crucial. The higher my energy bar is - the better I'm capable of being considerate of everyone. The lower it is - the lower my patience goes. I'm only human - despite of being empathetic person.

[Smiling_Baby21]

I think I empathize with people more than I should. Like when I enter a place and there is a person getting an injection, my fear for injections sets in and I feel like I am having one too. Or when a person shares their troubles? I feel for them too 🤦

[Massageman]

I will often do something to help others, as long as it doesn't involved "counseling" them. I leave the Counseling to my wife, a Licensed Counselor. I would be the one who would mow a lawn, fix a broken door hinge, cook a dinner. Love Language = Acts of Kindness/Help.

[Billlewis]

My own wants, needs and desires are literally the least important thing in my life. My fulfillment is derived from serving a beautiful woman and the lucky guys she's dating, and that's basically it.

[OfMiceandMen]

I think I am empathetic, I tend to worry about how my actions will impact someone else. I tend to put the shoe on my other foot all the time and think about what I say before I say it.

[Oddquestiona96]

I try to have empathy for those around me. I also try to focus on myself and improve myself but I want other to enjoy being around me that way when I am successful I can help others and have friends to enjoy success with

[MemeSupreme]

i am empathetic, but i also can easily not care about someone anymore, so i don't know what that says about me lol

[Fireguy17]

Yes, in my line of work you have to be, even if you are faking it to some drunk ass drug addiction.
You still need to treat them with care and compassion.

[Agape93]

I focus a lot on myself, but also on loved ones. But I am definitely not empathetic. My entire sense of empathy is stunted

[Alex8736]

Empath but not to the point where you a spoon feeding someone

[mandyfire98]

I think that's very important to touch on too. Like being empathetic but not obsessive.

[Alex8736]

There has to be a healthy medium

[mandyfire98]

Fully agree

[Alex8736]

Italian minds think alike

[mandyfire98]

That we do 😉

[Alex8736]

most definitely

[Bobbysworld]

I like to listen and give advice/solve problems so definitely empathetic

[mandyfire98]

Happy to hear that

[ChiTown33]

The people in my life are part of me. I couldn't pay attention to myself if I'm not paying attention to them.

[BryanMoore]

I like to think I'm quite empathetic personally, but if I was bad at empathy I'd probably believe that too 😂

[Sparkie460]

I'm definitely empathetic. I'm kinda a tough guy but I have a caring heart. I put others first before my needs

[springxxx]

I'm an empathetic person but when my mental health is not so well, I tend to focus on only myself until my mental health gets better

[SnowedIn]

Very very empathetic.

[mandyfire98]

I know that about you. You've always been amazing snowy

[SnowedIn]

☺️. I appreciate you noticing.

[Nikki1989]

I'm very empathetic, not 100%, but I do try.

[Guardian45]

I strive to be an empath. Depending on the person and our compatibility, I can be VERY empathetic. How about you?