empath

Feels others' feelings

An empath is someone who feels others' emotions intensely, as if absorbing them.

The term gained currency in science fiction and New Age spirituality, describing people who claim heightened sensitivity to others' mental states: As an empath, crowded rooms exhaust me.

Often used loosely for anyone highly attuned to others' feelings.

emotional-receptivity

sensitive

Easily affected emotionally

shielding · energy · aura · vibes · draining · overstimulated · hyperaware · permeable · sponge · mirroring

intuition

insight

Deep perceptive understanding

sensing · perceptive · knowing · discernment · awareness · clairsentience · body-language · unspoken · nonverbal

compassion

kindness

Considerate, caring disposition

gentleness · care · selflessness · mercy · tenderness · soft-hearted · nurturing · consoling · comforting · soothing

connection

rapport

Harmonious mutual connection

attunement · presence · validation · mirroring · witnessing · understanding · fellowship · synchrony · heart-to-heart · resonance

healer

therapist

Mental health practitioner

trauma-informed · recovery · wellness · restorative · curandera · integration

psychic

clairsentience

Paranormal tactile or emotional perception

medium · channeling · paranormal · supernatural · gifted · sci-fi · fantasy · superpower · X-Men

Categories
Opposites
emotional sensitivity

empathsociopath

One without conscience

psychopath · narcissist · cold fish · stone-cold · emotionally unavailable

orientation toward others

empathsociopath

One without conscience

narcissist · psychopath · manipulator · predator · abuser

psychic ability type

empathtelepath

Mental message receiver

mind reader · clairvoyant · psychic · precog

Phrases
Family

empathy, empathetic, empathize, empathic, empathizer, empathized, empathizes, empathizing, empaths

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