Empaths are Not Here to Transmute Other People’s Energy

There’s a dangerous idea being posted on the Internet: the purpose of an empath is to transform negative energy into positive. I know personally how dangerous this is, as I believed this was my role for many years before I even learned there was a word for who I am — empath. One who has a direct experience of other people’s emotions or physical sensations.

Empaths are naturally drawn to healing. Where this can go awry is when we begin to self-identify as a ‘rescuer’ of others. Since childhood, I could easily pick up anyone’s energetic state — I read them using my empathic antennae, having a knowing of their pain while at the same time being able to see their Divine inner essence. Because I was born with this gift, I mistakenly thought I was somehow responsible for everyone else’s emotional, mental, physical and spiritual health.

I didn’t want them to be in pain because when they’re hurting, so was I.

So, I took their wounds into my mind, my heart and my physical body in an attempt to release them from it. And of course, other people allowed me to do it, some even deliberately pouring their wounds into me because it provided them with the temporary relief that at least someone else understood what they were experiencing.