“At the end of the day, when you’re so empathetic and you’re so giving, you are going to attract a lot of human beings who want to warm themselves by the fire that is your heart. You are magnetic, you fix people, you see past their circumstances, and this kind of empathy can add a gentle layer of hop…”— Bianca Sparacino, medium.com
“Their goal is to distract you with their manipulative tactics so that you’re no longer serving your highest good – instead, you’re catering to their ego, exclusively serving them and their needs.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“Witch is a feared and very misunderstood word. Historically, it’s a word used to shame and persecute women who were perceived to be too powerful, too threatening, too close to dismantling the status quo. Yet witch is also a word that burns with the fierceness of self-empowerment, of divine knowing,…”— Katerina Lolita, thoughtcatalog.com
“Aria: I never understood why Alison chose me, what made me so special. Mona: When you don't feel anything, it must be really fun to mess with somebody who feels a lot. Alison picked you because you care. And she can't.”— I. Marlene King, Mona Vanderwaal, Janel Parrish, imdb.com
“In order to resist the “dine and dash” strategies of a ravenous emotional vampire, empaths have to learn to nourish themselves with self-care rather than settle for crumbs in their relationships.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“There are also changes at the macro brain level. The areas associated with this trait greatly overlap with the brain areas that support empathy! Also, they have a hyperactive insula, which explains their heightened awareness of their inner emotional states and bodily sensations. This hyperactivity e…”— Marwa Azab, psychologytoday.com
“It is not surprising that this trait is found in artists, poets and is linked to giftedness, creativity and empathy. At the same time, a Highly Sensitive Person is at a higher risk of depression and burnout, because they get easily overwhelmed. This is why it is critical to know if you are a HSP, so…”— Marwa Azab, psychologytoday.com
“There are biological reasons for all the components of this trait. A HSP’s brain is wired differently and the nervous system is highly sensitive with a lower threshold for action (2). This hyper-excitability contributes to increased emotional reactivity, a lower threshold for sensory information (e.…”— Marwa Azab, psychologytoday.com
“Empaths are born that way, but being empathic is something all, or most, of us can learn. They put others in front of themselves as long as it’s doable. Harmony in any given circumstance is something they strive to create. They are being affected by others’ emotions and energies—so balance is super-…”— Kristine Einang, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’m here to remind you, and myself, that all your feelings are welcome. All your emotions, your ‘too much-ness’, your intensity. All the parts of you that are deep and dark and challenging and hard. They are welcome. They are beautiful and true. They are healing and powerful. They are the place from…”— Stephenie Zamora, thoughtcatalog.com
“The novels I love, the ones I remember, the ones I re-read, have an empathetic human quality, or 'emotional truth.' This quality is difficult to fully define, but I always recognize it when I see it: it is different from honesty and more resilient than fact, something that exists not in the kind of…”— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, theguardian.com
“The Empath is often said to have such a great degree of empathy that they can literally feel what others feel, and thus intuitively know many of the yearnings, sensitivities, tastes and even thought patterns of the people they're around.”— Aletheia Luna, amazon.com
“She had a very inconvenient heart. It always insisted on feeling things ever so deeply.”— John Mark Green, johnmarkgreenpoetry.tumblr.com
“Empaths did not come into this world to be victims, we came to be warriors. Be brave. Stay strong. We need all hands on deck.”— Anthon St. Maarten, orchidrecoverycenter.com
“Sensitive people care when the world doesn't because we understand waiting to be rescued and no one shows up. We have rescued ourselves, so many times that we have become self taught in the art of compassion for those forgotten.”— Shannon L. Alder, psychicbloggers.com
“Because empaths absorb the energy and emotions of those around them, being around toxic and/or negative sources can take a huge toll on the empath’s physical and mental well-being. They are natural care-givers and want to help (or at least try to) fix situations, which can end up hurting the empath.…”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“Empaths may hesitate to save themselves first because they think that doing so is selfish, which is not the case. If you’re an empath, know how important it is to take care of yourself first in order to be able to help others. Sometimes there is only so much you can do for others; you might even be…”— Catherine Chea, thoughtcatalog.com
“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.”— Walt Whitman, amazon.com
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is…”— Anthon St. Maarten, orchidrecoverycenter.com
“Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors.”— Andrew Boyd, amazon.com