I'm glad you've never been abused or almost killed by a narcissist parent or spouse, but I have. So FU, I'm going to take care of, and protect myself. Empaths are real by the way, we simply have the ability to sense shifts in energy. It's cool some days and exhausting on others. We don't think we are superior, and we don't use others for self-gratification. That's a narcissist, read up and understand the difference.