Are You an Intuitive Empath?

Confession: I’m an Intuitive Empath

Have you ever been told you’re too sensitive?
Do crowds overwhelm you?
Do you prefer a quiet night in to a noisy room of strangers?
Do you need long stretches of solitude just to feel like yourself again?

Do you feel compelled to help someone in pain... even when it costs you?

Known as the peacemaker, the one who hates conflict?
Do you see through people’s motives and intentions so clearly that lies never quite land?
Feel hypersensitive to noise, perfume, even the wrong tone of voice?

Do your moods swing for no obvious reason, as if you’ve absorbed weather that isn’t yours?
Do you carry a creative, artistic streak?
And if you’ve taken the Myers-Briggs, do you happen to fall into INFP or INFJ territory?

If this sounds familiar… you may be an intuitive empath.

What an empath is not

Being an empath isn’t depression. It isn’t antisocial behaviour either. In fact, solitude doesn’t depress us; it restores us. People love to label what they don’t understand, but being an empath is something else entirely.

Absorbing energy like a sponge

Here’s the thing: empaths absorb energies and emotions around them like sponges. And that can be exhausting.

We can’t stand negative energy or energy vampires. It drains us faster than anything. I’ve been there: sitting in a room with people carrying resentment, jealousy, or hatred, and feeling sick before they even spoke.

When you’re the only empath in a space, especially in a work environment where you can’t limit contact, you keep it to yourself. You can’t explain the heavy pit in your stomach when you know someone doesn’t mean well. You just carry it.

I once had to work with some of the most negative people you can imagine. After a single day in their company, it could take me days to feel normal again. Pure torture. Thankfully, I no longer have to.

The truth about trust and distance

If someone has made an empath feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or heavy, it’s almost impossible for us to want to be around them again. We keep our distance.

An empath seeks out those who don’t exhaust them. It’s as simple — and as hard — as that.

Break an empath’s trust once, and you’ll likely never get it back. Trust is sacred.

How to be with an empath (if you love one)

  • Always be honest. Don’t pretend, don’t lie, don’t cover — we can tell.

  • Don’t judge. Accept us for who we are.

  • Welcome our help. Even if you didn’t ask for advice, offering support is how we show love.

  • Be considerate. We’re sensitive in ways you may never fully see. Aggression, violence, harsh criticism, even violent films can be too much.

  • Respect our need for space. Don’t push us into constant socialising. We’ll come out when the company feels right.

  • Encourage the good connections. Positive friends help empaths recharge. A weekly coffee with the right person can do wonders.

If you are an empath…

Protect your energy.

  • Limit or avoid negative people, crowds, energy vampires.

  • Meditate daily — it grounds you.

  • Showers and baths aren’t just hygiene; they’re cleansing rituals. Water washes off the residue you pick up.

And above all: don’t twist yourself into someone else’s version of “normal.” Always, always be yourself.


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