Number six: Empaths see through you. Empaths see through the crap and all the BS, even if they don’t let on. People who suffer from self-esteem and confidence issues don’t tend to hold their own very well with highly empathic people, especially an empowered empath. Not because the empath is lacking in empathy, tolerance, or compassion, but because their own fear and insecurity and feelings of inadequacy get in the way.
I know this is true in my own experience, and I think we’ve all had the experience where insecure, fear- and shame-based people are easily triggered by us. They can’t hold their own well with highly empathic people because empaths are so in touch with their own feelings and the state of affairs we find ourselves in. We can pick up on phonies and impostors in a nanosecond, and we see right through the fake, phony, artificial, and superficial. None of that can withstand the presence of a truly empowered empath for very long. We see you. We feel you. And we’re on to you.
We can feel it. We know when we’re dealing with a false persona—the mask, the make-believe, and pretend that many people show up with. Fundamentally, because we can’t make contact with your heart—your true self—because you haven’t done so yourself, there’s nothing to connect to; not in any real way. And truth be told, that’s okay. That’s simply where some people are at—no judgment and no criticism. It just makes it really, really difficult for empaths to develop any kind of real or genuine friendship or relationship when that’s the case. We feel it even from great distances. Again, an empowered empath will be on to you quickly and will either disengage or choose to approach with caution, recognizing that they simply may not be able to connect with someone who is not living authentically.
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