That leaves you tired, worn out, and almost always exhausted. Sleep is hardly a factor for this kind of weariness.

Going into this book you have to have a very open mind because this is very much a New Age type of book. In this refreshingly honest guide, shamanic practitioner Ora North offers practical exercises to help you navigate your intuition and empathic sensitivities, create much-needed boundaries, and build confidence. You’ll also learn to balance your emotions and energy, and harness the strength of your shadow side to embrace your whole self and live your best life. I Don’t Want to Be an Empath Anymore: How to Reclaim Your Power Over Emotional Overload, Maintain Boundaries, and Live Your Best Life Differentiate between your own energy and the energy of others, and cleanse yourself of the energy that's not yours There’s nothing wrong with finding an escape from our day to day troubles (what else would you call relaxing?) But abusing addictive substances to avoid facing problems, or avoid dealing with emotions in a healthy way, will be destructive. Both in the long term and the short.

Reaching Catharsis

For many people who aren’t empaths, compassion is a lofty ideal. People are always striving to be more compassionate. So cherish your alone time. When you have time to yourself, focus your energy on healing, metabolising that negative energy, and recuperating. Loved the last three chapters, may not seem to be groovy if I'd just read through. Since I accepted my status and worked through the exercises the lethargic, lazy, pessimistic approach to my own well-being is going..gone. It may seem foreign and strange, but self-compassion is vital for empaths. Giving yourself the grace and self-care you need will benefit you immensely. You shouldn’t feel guilty about doing it. Your needs, wants, energy levels, and mental health will dictate what your personal boundaries are. When you follow them, you’ll be all the healthier and happier for it.

If you talk to the most experienced of empaths, they’ll tell you that a great way to avoid emotional fatigue and contagion is to simply imagine a shield. reading I Don't Want to Be an Empath Anymore: How to Reclaim Your Power Over Emotional Overload, Maintain Boundaries, and Live Your Best Life I Don't Want to Be an Empath Anymore: How to Reclaim Your Power Over Emotional Overload, Maintain Boundaries, and Live Your Best Life ebook I can't remember where I found out about this book, I think I just was googling about being an empath and it popped up. Even when you feel like you are on the straight and narrow, an empath can sense that something might be missing from your journey. Maybe you took a job, but you really wanted to start your own business. Empaths can tell you what you should be doing with your life, whether you want to hear it or not. 9) They Can See Fake People

The dangers of excessive empathy

Understanding why someone feels a certain way will also help separate their emotions from yours. 5) Ground yourself Realize your boundaries are always in their perfect place—How to communicate with your intuition and find and finetune those boundaries Keep your body healthy and clear of negative energy. Yoga, meditation, personal care, and more will keep you relaxed and cleansed. People who judge people, talk about people, or have racist tendencies should be aware that empaths can smell that bullshit a mile away. Empaths give everyone an equal chance, but if you mess it up, you are gone. 6) They Know your Feelings I'm about a third of the way through now. Not everything resonates with me especially some of the more heavily spiritual aspects as I consider myself a bit of a "layman's terms" person when it comes to spirituality and I do tend to associate it with religion.

I Don’t Want to Be an Empath Anymore is a gift for the jaded empath searching for authenticity in spirituality, and spirituality in being authentic—something beyond the clichéd, positive affirmations that seem to invalidate our anger, sadness, and pain. When we feel broken—and when real damage has been done, it’s not always helpful to ignore our feelings and tell ourselves that we are perfect and whole. Ora North brings a raw and powerful look at the reality of being an empath. It's not always glitter and unicorns; we must take a long, hard look at the wounds and shadows we hold; we must get real to heal. Ora skillfully guides us through this process so we can take off the spiritual mask and claim our true power as empaths."

Empaths are really in tune with people’s feelings and they can sense when people are jealous of them, and others. This makes it difficult for them to communicate with people, and vice versa. 4) They Sense Hatred You aren’t a dumping ground for everybody else’s emotions. You have so much more value. So don’t let yourself be used like that. Ora North is the wise, witchy aunt I never had, who has arrived on the scene just when this heartbroken world needs her most. How I wish I could've read this bracing tonic of a book when I was sixteen, and so overwhelmed by confusing, painful emotions that all I could do was bury them. Ora reassures us in her straight-talking way that it's never too late to witness and integrate our dark, scary feelings--and regain our equilibrium. Goddess bless her for doing this groundbreaking work, and for writing this compelling, enlightening book to empower sensitive souls like me!" Kathryn L. Robyn, healer, artist, author of Spiritual Housecleaning, and coauthor of The Emotional House--Kathryn L. Robyn