Posted by B2chica on July 21, 2004, at 10:30:10
In reply to what is an empath?, posted by gabbix2 on July 21, 2004, at 1:46:42
> Someone who embodies empathy? Obviously it's something to do with Empathy.
(compliments of www.webster.com)
Empathy
1 : the imaginative projection of a subjective state into an object so that the object appears to be infused with it
2 : the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner; also : the capacity for this
(can't remember where i got this explanation)
Empathic Ability
This ability is where you are actually able to feel others pain or discomfort without touching them. This is also true for those that can feel moods and emotions.
-Some people that are strong empaths are able to send out their emotions and/or pain to others.HTH
B2c.
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