As the title suggests, my primary purpose for posting this thread is to learn more about empaths--individuals with the psychological trait of perceiving and absorbing the emotions of others--and possibly to better understand them. Also, if possible, I would love to hear about the various stories or experiences from any empaths who may happen to dwell in this board.

Anyhow, for everyone else, feel free to discuss in this thread anything related to empaths and the concept of empathy.

For anybody here who may happen to be an empath, I have a few questions I hope are not too impertinent:


•What kind of emotions, if any, do you or have you perceived from others when they are asleep? Do they feel any different from when they are awake? If so, explain.

•When sleeping, do your empathic senses respond any differently to the creatures or objects within your presence? If so, explain.

•What kind of dreams do you have? How might they affect you?

•Do you, in person, know any fellow empaths on a friendly level? If so, how do you relate to one another?

•Are you able to perceive or absorb emotions from those not within your physical presence (i.e. Seeing someone in a photograph, watching someone on television, speaking to someone on the phone, reading a typed or hand-written message, etc.)? Explain.

•How might you relate to pets or other animals? Insects? Plant life?

•What kind of energies have you felt from inanimate, or non-living, objects--whether or not they are of sentimental value?

•How might various forms of climate affect you or your empathic senses (i.e. Thunderstorms, rain/hail/snowfall, wind, heat, cold, etc.)?

•Is it possible for a person to conceal his or her emotions or intuitions from empaths? Have you ever met anybody capable of doing so?