I'm living this contradiction in my life right now. I used to believe that 'love cures all' until I was made aware of another percentage of the population with NPD. Common theme, really. It's very important to have awareness of this. On the other hand, it is important for an empath to learn boundaries and higher compassion (which involves allowing others to learn from their own experience for their own good and yours). Great posting, thank you!
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I guess what empaths need to learn is, that what they are feeling is not their emotion in the first place and then be true to what you are, while loving your own heart.
It's hard to see, that you can't heal a narcissist - he/she will drag you down and abuse you, while you are not aware of it. Happened to me for nearly 6 years in a relationship with a narcissistic woman and even now, there are many moments that I remember, where I got abused, without being aware of it. An empath will come out of such relationships very traumatized and in need of much healing. Blessings and thank you! 🙏
I'm so sorry, atmosblack. It is a sort of cruel life experience for an empath. And I do think you are right (so right) about empaths taking on essentially other people's 'stuff' - it's hard to differentiate (for me anyway) other than if I'm in a super happy mood and then it suddenly changes. In any case, years ago, I learned a valuable lesson regarding being an empath (something that I felt could either be a gift or curse) that what we take into ourselves becomes ours and it really doesn't need to be labeled or figured out (who gave me this! lol)....we are capable of transmuting that energy into something more neutral/positive to send back out into the world. We can basically be like the liver of the body, cleaning out bad energy. That kind of freed me. But I have had to go 'no contact' this last year and it is very, very painful and my mother is that person. Something that should not be. Love from me to you and all of us that struggle with this. I don't think this type of situation lends to happy endings, sadly...other than the ones we create in our own life ~ Thus, "You have wings".....Let's use them ;)
Thank you so much for your kind words! 🙏
I really like the liver example and sometimes the liver needs a good cleanse to work better afterwards....
Yes, indeed - Have a beautiful day