Empathic, Energy Vampirism, or What?

[KichigaiNeko]

An empath may be feeling great and in an amicable mood but if they visit a place such as a large mall and all of a sudden feel depressed or angry, that is due to the fact that a person or people around them are feeling those same emotions and so, the empath will internalize those emotions and make them their own. An empath can eventually learn to block out the energy so they are not afflicted by it every day wherever they go but it is a learned skill and one an empath must strive to achieve so that they too may lead a good and happy life.

Empaths may also feel physically ill when someone else is sick. This is usually when the person who is actually sick is a loved one or someone very close to them but that doesn’t always have to be the case. Empaths don’t even have to know about the other person’s sickness, they will simply feel the exact same symptoms even though there is no physical explanation for their symptoms.

I found these words interesting. Classic Autistic behaviour and has been observed in my son over about 16 years. I have recently met some of his friends and "Guess what" they all clustered around me and talked and talked and talked... not that I was concerned about that but I did feel "drained" afterwards. Sans a clinical diagnosis for myself (I am just connecting the dots atm) I would consider myself to be in the mild to slight range of the Autistic continuum. My Son on the other hand DOES have a clinical diagnosis and is in the mild range that includes Asperger's Syndrome. My Daughter gets VERY manic then depressed but the only diagnosis is Juvenile Epilepsy... I am certain something else is going on there but she is a woman grown and up to her when she seeks medical attention and for what.

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I've never considered Autism. I must research this!

And get yourself SEEN to by the appropriate Medical personnel. Sleep deprivation is a killer and for all your youthful energy I would be concerned about "Hitting the wall" at a time when your children need you.