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[The Adfeng]

For everyone, when did you first discover empathy?  Or, for those natural empaths, when did you discover you were a natural empath?  Have any strange stories about empathy you want to share?

[Tidues]

I don't consider my self an empath, or whatsoever but at times I just get these random feelings for example now, I'm feeling depressed and sad suddenly.
How do we surely know if we are an empath?

[tor86]

You know, when one has been psychic all their life, they don't even know it themselves, because they thought it was just natural all the time..

[K-Mentalz]

I've been a natural empath all my life, but I never knew it until like 3 or 4 years ago when I came across the term during my entry phase into psionics. Ever since I could remember, I could always intuitively tell when a person was sad or angry because I could feel the subtle energy produced by those emotions around that person, and would always avoid fights, arguments, conflicts, large crowds, and loud people. I thought that I was just weird and socially inept because I could not tolerate being around places with to many emotions, people, and energy. I later learned that it was because I was simply an empath. Anyways, I guess I can't really recall my first experience with empathy due to the fact that I was unaware that I have been experiencing it my whole life lol.

[Maelstrom]

I have had it since i was a child along with precognition, clairvoyance and a little bit control of the weather.. I usually ignore it but it come in handy when my parents are quite annoyed or angry (when i feel they are angry, i would go directly to my grandmother's house)... Although it blossomed or got stronger at my high school years... That became a huge problem when I forgot to erect some wards/shields during the first day as freshman at college... So, from now on, I have this simple blocking shield around me... Although, Sometimes, i would drop my shield and let these emotions swirl around me...    

[Havik]

I came to notice I was naturally an empath a couple years ago when I started journaling about my day consistently. I notice some trends that seemed to go unnoticed until I took an objective view of it later. I had started spending time around some people more often than usual and noticed I seemed to take on the emotional state of the person I was with. For example a old friend of mine (more fool than friend) used to spend time around me a lot. He was typically always in a angry, the-worlds-out-to-get-him state. Within a few seconds of hanging around him I'd adapt to that mindset too. Then I could go around someone who was completely happy, having a terrific day and mimic that myself. Not only that, but I could easily tell when others were playing a facade while they were hurting, or mad, etc, etc. I still do all this today and I have to say it's so incredibly annoying.

[The Adfeng]

I came to notice I was naturally an empath a couple years ago when I started journaling about my day consistently. I notice some trends that seemed to go unnoticed until I took an objective view of it later. I had started spending time around some people more often than usual and noticed I seemed to take on the emotional state of the person I was with. For example a old friend of mine (more fool than friend) used to spend time around me a lot. He was typically always in a angry, the-worlds-out-to-get-him state. Within a few seconds of hanging around him I'd adapt to that mindset too. Then I could go around someone who was completely happy, having a terrific day and mimic that myself. Not only that, but I could easily tell when others were playing a facade while they were hurting, or mad, etc, etc. I still do all this today and I have to say it's so incredibly annoying.

What's strange about me is that around people, I adapt in how I speak to them depending on how they feel, who they are, etc.  It is kind of like, I will talk to one of my instructors one way, but another differently and perhaps a bit more informal, and then someone else differently, etc.

The same thing also happens to me sometimes, but I don't normally allow it to happen.

[yamitenshi]

What's strange about me is that around people, I adapt in how I speak to them depending on how they feel, who they are, etc.  It is kind of like, I will talk to one of my instructors one way, but another differently and perhaps a bit more informal, and then someone else differently, etc.

The same thing also happens to me sometimes, but I don't normally allow it to happen.

I believe everybody does this to some degree. A friend of mine once said: you are a combination of three people. The person you are, the person you want to be, and the person you show the outside world. All are subject to change, but only the third varies depending on who's watching.