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- In an age of unrest, narcissism and social media anxiety, VICE journalist, Hannah Ewens enters the superhuman world of empaths.
An empath is someone who feels the emotional, mental, or physical state of another person, or animal. So if you feel the earth's pain or have a panic attack because someone near you is anxious, you might be an empath too.
In science circles, the concept of empaths is dismissed as paranormal, but as we all struggle to fill the void, new age therapies are booming.
Hannah visits a community of empaths in New York to uncover the mysteries behind this phenomenon and find out if she is an empath herself.
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Right around the "I charge $200 an hour" mark, I sensed my empath abilities come into life.
Ha, lol.
i feel you
lol
:D haha
I offer a comparable service for $99 an hour
if you are an empath, it is not enjoyable, trust me.
Its not enjoyable if you are too open,,,,,I know they tell you to be open,,,,,think about it,,,,,there is a reason for doing so,,,,,,,so they can dump their shite on us, we tend to be their " feel good source " sooooo, gotta create limits and boundaries whether we like it or not.
An empath wouldn't chose such a grueling career choice as to sit in a room full of emotionally confused and damaged women... Self torture isn't that great...
phil medina I agree after 38 years of living as an empath I can barely be around people because negative energy and toxic vibes make me physically ill! I eat healthy, sleep plenty and manage my stress levels but it does t matter, I find most people to be extremely draining! I used to work with the public but I just can’t anymore, I work alone at night!
People around me think I'm crazy...... Which is not enjoyable at all
Look how cheap you have made this rare ability. Everyone watching this video now also think they are "something like that", you have commercialized it. Lady at the beginning of the video: " does this emotion I now feel look good with my hair and make-up? Shame on you!
They act like empaths are psychic spiritual gurus who can read minds. I literally just hate feeling other peoples energy when I enter rooms.
They considered psychic to an extent and really spiritual.
thats normal, its called being aware
i feel this comment
yeah they tripping but its God given i felt this girl emotion like she felt sad but it was like i felt, it was deep connection like never before it was weird...
fr
This looks like they’re making fun of empaths
so they should, shits as whack as psychics
very perceptive of you, must be an empath yourself
Agreed
@@deanlejeune5005 but you are also an empath????
@@greatfelixo all living human beings are ...
I'm an empath and these people on here are FAKES. True empaths do not seek other people out like this. Empaths try to be away from people and enjoy solitude. Some are more sensitive than others. Some say PTSD can have an impact on being an empath. Super happy people like the main guy in this video, makes us sick. We prefer the company of the elderly, animals and children (not in a perverted way). We enjoy their positive energies.
How Vice portrayed empaths in this video is misleading. No wonder there are so many negative comments and dislikes.
Kev Bot Exactly! Thank you 🕉
This is very tru..I wana be left alone , in quiet places. I have PTSD & I'm always emotional. I don't like being around a lot of ppl especially if I don't know them. I like living in my own ppl bc some energies are just heavy n draining.
QueenMoorShay Auset For my job I'm around the public a lot but I can choose whether i want to talk to them. I keep concentrating on what I'm doing or i go into full empath mode and I look at them and sometimes freak them out. Like they know I'm reading them and absorbing their energy.
Just came across this video, never heard of an "empath" so to speak. But I have always been labeled more sensitive by relatives ever since I was a kid. I agree w/you @kev Bot. Always been called anti-social, I don't dislike ALL people. I've just always wanted to be around certain kinds of people. Yea vice didn't do a very good job on this doc, should've been longer to explain certain aspects.
Indeed.
I think a real empath doesnt walk around town telling Everyone he/she is an empath! They are very private ppl and most of the time they have to figure out what beeing an empath means and how to deal with this beautiful but heavy and confusing gift... They help from the heart and not to charge 200 dollars!!! But thats Just my opinion 😬
They usually scroll around comments telling people they're an empath
@@sal2975 because it's a way of venting without having to worry about energy absorption or being judged. Empaths are irrationally self aware and self conscious.
yeah i know... take me forever to find my center
I disagree. Some empaths are healer. How can healers heal if they don’t talk about it? Accepting money for services is an exchange of energy just like paying for a meal at a restaurant. Your paying for the time and the all the energy that was put into having a dish handed to you. From the host to the server to the cook. Exchange of energy. If an empath constantly gives without receiving, they experience burn out. Then they can’t do their job of healing. And that’s why so many empaths have addictions and depression. They give all their energy to others and objects so they turn to a couple beers after work to chill out. Fuck man this comment thread is full of half ass woke people. Theres more perspectives than just yours.
LMFAOOO i was confused when that guy in the beginning was struggling to read that girl because we dont do that
To be an empath doesn’t mean you have to be all mystical and dramatic. It just means you understand things on a different level.
yea like it’s giving acted
It means you think you're special and somehow more in tune with others than anyone else.
@@FabulousSquidward you don’t have to believe in it, but empaths are real. They get people and understand them better than most people do.
YES totally agree
Right
As an empath, I can tell you it's not fun. Imagine feeling what everyone else around you is feeling all at once, with no control over it. Their happiness, sadness, fear, anxiety, excitement, crushing you all at once as soon as you enter a room.
I feel like what you just described is an empath who is unaware of how to separate their own feelings from someone else. I feel like as an empath you have to charge and be alone and really dig deep into yourself and how you are feeling to be aware of the difference between your own feelings and others. Because yes as an empath it’s quite easy to take on other peoples emotions as your own.
I know how you feel, I still can't figure out how to turn it off and I'm 66 yrs.old.
Bless🕊
Bullsh*t. I've known at least a half dozen people who claimed to be empaths who can "feel" other peoples' emotions as if they're floating around a room, just as you claim, but not a single one was able to accurately describe how I was feeling at any given moment. Empathy is very real, but you either have to actually *speak* to a person to truly feel it, know them well enough to know how they're feeling without any words being spoken, or witness them engaged in an unmistakable display of emotion, such as laughing or crying.
😂
Yeah thats not a thing
This "empath" just told a young lady she's stressed about work and that she doesn't feel good about herself basically.... Ok same. That's how like 90% of ppl feel so... I already see why so many actual empaths hated this video
Humankinda I agree. Thank you for posting a beautiful comment. Sometimes I wonder if there really do exist people like you in the world. I'm happy when i see evidence that indeed they do and I am hopeful that some day I will attract such a person into my life.
Helen Keller 2.0 I have not watched the whole thing yet
humankinda that’s how I am too I didn’t even know what I was until my counselor told me. I’ve since learned how to tune it in and out thankfully because I can get really overwhelmed and drained. I have two disabled family members and I’m a nurse so that doesn’t help either lol but I’m happy. Anyways I didn’t like this video at all we’re not psychics this is such a dumpster of misinformation. We can read others emotions and sometimes figure out their past because of it. This is a very frustrating video
@nene w Really, as an Empath, you kinda make me feel prickly.
@humankinda You hit the nail on the head! A lot of times my friends will come to me and seek comfort and marvel about how I'm about to "know" so much about their feelings or experience. Most of the time I just say, I'm a good listener or just tell them I'm just naturally empathetic.
I am an empath, and these people vibe me as frauds. It doesn't work like that.. mine has been more of a curse then a gift for sure... feeling other people's shot is confusing, and when you grow up not knowing wtf is going on it makes you an outcast, and wierd. Everyone wants to tell you their life story and you open yourself up to be abused and used.
I agree with you entirely.
This happened to me. I thought i had ''two hearts'', one from my soulmate who happened to be ''evil'' , turned out she is a sociopath and completely destroyed me, used mind control to make me rip my eyelashes and eyebrows out, put me in hiding for well over a decade.
Biggest part of my curse, I became an Empath through early child abuse and growing up with a ''clubbed thumb'', huge target on my back, had my head down a lot in high school and these sociopaths fed on me through lies and fucked my parents.
They would suck my energy out till I turned pale, took my high school diploma away from me, my whole life.
Insback Delspace not trying to be rude, but, you may want to talk to someone about that. No one but you controls your thoughts. People can sway your thoughts to an extent, but, you are in control of your own actions, no one else. If you believe people can control your thoughts, you may be experiencing delusions.
Terry Richard
Mind control is real, to the point where they block your memories. It's not just mind control, but the hypnosis they have in their piercing/predatory eyes. They can't connect with people, as in like, care or love, so they control us. Control is their supply, losing control is their biggest fear.
the idiots in this video are showing the biggest display of mental gymnastics i have ever seen
“Yeah I’m an empath, sometimes I can tell how people are feeling simply by observing their facial expressions, tone of voice, and how they tell me they’re feeling”
Feeling others emotions is not anything you really want in your life. It’s difficult to shake off others negativity their anxiety all things negative are tough to get rid of. I’m in my 50s and I’ve been like this since my childhood and it’s been a load to carry at times. I have worked to learn how to separate myself from the negative vibes from others.
Ok first of all I'm an empath and that's not how it works. We can feel other people's energies not describe their personality based off touch. this is a scam.
Nizwiz411 but you can when you learn to master your gift.
Im an empath and thats true thank u FINNALLY SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS
There are different types and levels of being an empath. Deep meditation and the process of realization could open more of these abilities. You should stop judging instead
Every Empath is different and are more naturally highly sensitive or potentially have the ability to pick up things that are higher in frequency that others cannot. By continually practicing and upping your vibrations you too can sharpen your empath skills but you're right. That guy was a total scam, he's charging waaay too much and seemed more self absorbed and into himself.
Wheres a empath website blog when you need one, cause some of these can be discussed
Okay, being an empath is nothing spiritual. Its simply being subconsciously aware of other peoples subconscious body language and dialogue and having it translate in your brain as your own feelings and emotions despite them being others'. These people dont know what they're talking about
you sound stupid
Kaila lynch Thankyou it's so weird that people confuse it as having a super power that not everyone has.
People just wanna feel special
Exactly
@@petervanna6602 I dont think they are empaths. Covert narcissists maybe, empath....no...as an empath I usually dont ever know where the emotions are derived from as Im most likely trying to get as far away from it as possible. Unfortunately for the most part the strongest sensations felt are negative. Let alone get any information based on body language. Anybody that thinks you get feelings after seeing someone has no clue about being an empath.
My therapist called me an empath. So I looked it up and I'm like "wtf.... this ain't me?" Like, I care a lot when other people seem not to, but I'm not like on THIS LEVEL. Thank you for your open mindedness. Maybe we need an offbranch for "cynical empaths".
😂
"Shake other people's emotions off you." Didn't realize how easy it is 🙄
This is very misleading and slightly insulting. I think the comments have summed up why already.
@Felix Knott UNDERSTAND. YOUR. DAMN. SELF.
Those who are hungry are the easiest to feed
glory
exactly
what did he mean by this
Very wise
TRUE!
All things aside, I really appreciate the girl’s respectfully expressed skepticism.
I relate to the experience of random people opening up to you and telling you things they might not tell others. But I feel like it might be something I am doing intentionally, I want people to open up to me so I can feel comfortable around them.
My wife laughed so hard, she peed herself watching this video.
I can see why...
My pee laughed so hard watching it wifed herself video. Four.. it looked the left turn sample. Table salt manners werent that chilly under then I wouldn't. Watch them all look.
I feel like everyone is starting to claim that their an empath.
everyone is an empath. or at least capable of it
@Tawnee B. they are capable of it too
Recket Dalph maybe they are 🤷🏻♀️. It may be more common than we think. Or perhaps more people are discovering a name for what they’ve been feeling all along.
Recket Dalph 8 comments claiming that they’re an empath with 500 likes later... and this comment xD
For real. When truth is that more than half of these people are no good at helping anyone or giving advice. People label themselves as anything these days to feel "special".
I'm an empath ... But definitely not at all in that kind of "new age" shaman and seer things.
I just feel very strong emotions of other people, like a sponge.
I don't bother anyone telling them what I feel about them all the time.
Anyone else ?
Yes! That is exactly how I am too. I just keep things to myself and no one knows how I feel nor the thoughts that I have. They don't know that I feel what they are feeling.
YES ! But I still cannot tell which feeling is who’s and which feelings are mine 😔😖
Adventureswith Sue I sometimes feel that way too but it's gotten easier to kind of feel when it's mine and when it's not. It's a pretty hard thing to live with but I guess it is what it is :/
Same 100%
The Woman With No Head I personally think Empath's are gifted at naturally telling people's subconscious body language. That's why we can feel what other people are feeling.
My eyes rolled so far in the back of my head I actually witnessed the construction of the Great Wall of China. 🙄
"We are these sensitive people that can save the planet"
HAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHA
I nearly threw up then. They should all be herded into Glastonbury town and have a bomb dropped on them lol. Harsh I know, but they are predators on the vulnerable, which sucks.
THIS is not what an EMPATH is. This is new age hipsters ( nothing wrong, but misrepresentation of what being an empath is ).
@Felix Knott UNDERSTAND. YOUR. DAMN. SELF.
I agree… Don’t get me wrong I think it’s great that people are becoming more spiritual in the age of organized religion (The biggest liars of all) BUT, As you said this is not what an empath is. As one myself, i cringed watching this. People wear the title almost as a badge of honor when in fact it’s nothing to want. It makes things that people do in their normal life, exhausting. It can lead to isolation, anxiety, depression, thoughts of suicide if you do not know how to harness it properly. I do believe it would be a better world if everyone had this gift though
Personally it seemed like these were HSP or or people being possessed/guided by entities.
An actual empath would never show themselves on a platform like vice do to so much attention they would feel and receive.
Vice in 2012: Hey let's send people into the African bushland to report on cannibal warlords
Vice in 2017: This
krmak100 make vice great again
They used to make fantastic videos now they make videos on people who say they got told they were special by other morons. Strange how we still believe and give money to these obvious crooks.
Interesting video! until the last two minutes when it turned into a trump hit piece with Left psychos screaming...
At least we have Hamilton to look forward to
😭
I feel like everyone is an empath? We just need to foster our emotions and how we care about others
Not really because of genetics difference
Sorry man you're dead wrong. Sociopaths are genetically incapable of empathy.
I am an empath and have known for years but I’m not this dramatic about it. I spend most of my time protecting myself and blocking out other people, not trying to feel their energy. It’s not a super power. It does come in handy sometimes but mostly it just makes me anxious. We don’t think we’re better than anyone and when you do read someone’s energy you can just have a casual chat about it you don’t have to get all weird about it. It is fun to freak people out with it btw that’s the best part.
me too. I spend 90% of my time in my safe haven, protecting myself. Especially on days where I am low energy (last week of cycle).
I've never heard of a empath who chose to feel someone else's emotions, I'm an emotional and I would never ever want this, intact we try to stay away because of how draining and emotionaly painful it can get.
Thank you. These people want so bad to be “something” or “someone” because of the empty fast passes disposable society we live in.
Thank You.
Maybe it is why he chose to charge money... But i totally agree with you, Victoria...
Yes, I feel the same way & am an extreme introvert due to this.
So true is utterly draining
The people who are charging for "appointments" are using a technique called cold reading. The "empath" says unspecific things about the clients mentality or personality that apply to nearly everyone and the client gives the "empath" details about the statement, with these details the empath digs deeper until the client is satisfied. I recommend watching collage humors' *Adam Ruins Everything* episode about psychics alot of what is said applies to empaths.
They even subconsciously use this technique and believe that they are supernatural.
You can also easily guess personality from appearance and guess emotions from facial expressions.
T L yup. Also micro expressions
no one place can give you all the information. ADR basically opens up the conversation, but even they know that they make mistakes.
heck they did a whole segment to correct some of their previous episodes.
Jones True, but in this particular episode there weren't any problems, I'm just recommending it because it gives a quick and basic explanation of how they use the technique.
I once fainted just because my friend was telling me a story about how he fell once & cracked his head open. When people speak to me, I feel what they feel. It's not like I can guide someone & give them advice or anything. I can only feel what they feel. No "looking into the future". No "reading minds". They speak, I feel. & it's not really the words they use. It's their tone. Their emotion. So even if someone is lying I can feel the deception.
I feel like being an empath can be as simple as just being really in tune with your instincts. I believe most of us can learn to sense many things, but modern society distracts us from that focus. Just an idea 🤷♀️
Lol these guys are narcissist not empath. Lol clever girls
The only people (2 people in particular) I've heard refer to themselves as "empaths" sure do exhibit a lot of narcissistic qualities. Like thinking they're special in a really good person kind of way > special in a really good person kind of way meaning superior > superior empathy (Oh, that's cute lol) > knows your feelings better than you do > narcissistic quality.
Referring to yourself as an empath is a huge red flag that you're probably either the narcissist or the codependent. It's one or the other. Thinking of yourself as an empath will only hurt your recovery because it's a HUGE lie. Come to terms with the fact that you (are you highly sensitive? always the victim in relationships? do you have non-existent boundaries?)
might actually be toxic yourself and work on that.
Empath just means you feel energy. They are not narcissist cause they try to expand the awareness of people like you 🙃
@@sarahlovesyoga325 eh identifying yourself as a Empath is being aware of your empathy narcissism is the opposite of empathy
@@KrimetTStarKiller it’s Empath levels like you said every Empath Feeling is higher or lower it depends on your sensitivity and compassion
@@sarahlovesyoga325 SO TRUE.
Not a fan of making money off of people's emotions
Sabrina René the career field prodomintly done by women don't seem to mind
Marcus INfinity What?
B Shepherd most "empaths" I generalize are female or gay. Like most sanitation workers are men and paid better than social workers
Like musicians?
Like comedians? What a dumb, meaningless virtue signal of a comment
I know some people who claim to be an empath, who are more self-absorbed than empathetic. It's all about how they feel out of concern for themselves, not out of empathy for anyone else.
I've met one person who I would consider to be a true empath. For example, her friend's mother died and she was deeply saddened by this. She cried out of concern for her friend. She felt the same grief her friend was feeling. Yet this was a person she met only a month earlier, so not an old close friend, and she did not know her friend's mom who lived a continent away.
I’m not crazy at all about who Vice decided to interview for this.
Click bait trolling
I was pretty triggered by this video, you dont have to be deep in meditation or do rock meditation bullshit. An empath is someone who was put through a lot of stress through their childhood and has opened another path to sensing how others feel that simple. You just know how a person is feeling which also opens up the world to what a person is thinking.
To note I gained the power of an empath on christmas night, my sister was being beat by my 2nd step father and my mother didn't give two shits about it. I had a panic attack afterwards and walked 2 miles to go to my only friends house. I was 17 at the time but knew the difference between right and wrong. having to live with something called family when you feel nothing towards your relatives is something an empath may have. The start of panic attacks can be a trigger that you may start to feel other extreme emotions that are emitted from other human beings you don't even know.
I feel the same way i just wanna be alone most of the time . I feel so drained and tired when im constantly around groups of ppl ..
Stones are from the earth and are more like enhancers, limiters, and balancers to help your energy flow the way it needs to.
I hope to God isn't the last thing you ask for help when your life is drained. @lovelydia101 ... Sydney Lane is right. The universe is listening, are you?
exactly
5g of dried mushrooms and a trip to walmart later, i realize im an empath.
😅🤣😂
The shrooms have enabled me to give therapy to overworked ants and under appreciated trees.
lmao
dude i just got back from walmart. i went with my dad i diddnt realise i took 3 hours to grocery shop. last time i eat gummies and go to walmart.
Emotions are suppressed so much by society and parenting (because of fear and lack of understanding) that people think basic human emotions that they are supposed to have are something special.
If you don’t have empathy you are a psychopath
There are people who are another level. It’s unspoken. Intuitive. That’s a real “empath”. And it’s a rough existence.
I don't tell people anything. Hell, I don't talk much anymore. I'm more of an observer sitting in the corner. 🤫
Very relatable
Seldom make any attempts in public. Mostly food runs.
Nature is where i can be found🙏🏽
“I was actually told by a psychic, like, you’re an empath.” Two frauds in one
AMEN!
"Welcome to the club" translates into welcome to the cult.
So having the ability to show empathy makes you special now? How full of themselves are these people?
^^
They should feel empathy for the penguins who live by themselves in Antarctica and move there to offer companionship!!
Lmao @ your pic
basedonselfsucess420 oh god i didnt notice it til you mentioned it lmfao
well everyone is special in their own ways. I think you might be a little bit jealous? Just because these type of people are getting more attention than you...
💕 how she wore a Marilyn Manson shirt to meet with the empathetic reader...
I'm an empath to the highest degree. I always felt like I was genuinely born to help and take care of people my whole life. I've dedicated my entire life to helping others and its extremely draining, I have ptsd as well. I always have to remind myself of self-care constantly.
Above all you come first, dont forget you're just as worthy as those around you to be taken care of. Please don't put others needs before yours.
Its not empth , it is a damaged person , child hood neglet , or bad home life . As you said you have ptsd. Youve been damaged . Giving labels is silly .
@@melindasmith3713 By calling someone damaged you're still giving them a label..
@@serendipity-1907 ok take that out , bad childhood. Trauma. Low self esteem ...
@@melindasmith3713 those are still labels lmao "someone with low self esteem" someone with a bad childhood" they're still descriptors, besides there's no harm in using the proper labels, as someone with a bad childhood won't necessarily become an empath...
Even if i knew other empaths I wouldnt get a big group of us together. That frequency would be chaotic.
... yea you’re probably right. I never thought of it like that..
I agree
I was thinking the exact same thing. I could not handle that. Zoom me in ☺️😅
No. No. No. This is a segment on “Spiritual” Empaths. Which is believed theoretically. What we NEED to watch is the Psychology of Empaths. Being an Empath is not fueled by anything Paranormal; it’s guided by three major factors at play in your Brain which are....
1. Intuition
2. Perception
3. Internal Morality
Hahahahahaha, in other words,,,,,all human :) 3D worldly emotions.
Those are three guiding principles for myself as well. Intuition is something I am paying close attention to.
Ja
@Benny Bees close your mind a bit champ, your brain might fall out
@Benny Bees I guess education is just not your thing, prefer to 'discover' that you're special and were put here for a purpose. I will have to be honest and point out that I've never found a skilled critical thinker who adheres to superstition.
As an empath, this video makes me upset
You have to use empathy so you can see and feel for yourself. I remember the day I figured it out. I studied how I automatically feel when I wake up on a Friday morning compared to Monday - Thursday! I kept track of my emotions during a week I had to work compared to a week I did not have to work! I noticed the days during the week I had to work I really had to push myself and think positive thoughts to get the day started. When Friday came I was exited without having to think positive at all. Motivation came naturally. Monday - Thursday the week I had off I still felt a little down but not as negative as I feel during a week I work. But when that Friday came. I felt super positive, super motivated and exited about everything! I believe that was do to the fact that 90% of the people in my neighborhood automatically woke up feeling joy because the weekend was almost here! I felt there vibes in the air.
The camera man at 8:07 is me through this whole video. LOL
lmao yes
LMAO
“He knew he ate an egg naan!”
He literally just said someone at peta bread lmao
😂
If you actually pay attention, the host is just exploring people who call themselves empathics. she never said they were legit. seems like she just interviewed the ones who were popular . Dude in the white shirt was a complete fraud, but people all want to believe in something.
I am the dude in the white shirt. Not a complete fraud. Just a fellow human doing my best.
Right... good luck with that...
David Sauvage I suppose you are doing your best...
Still a fraud though.
@@dsauvage Why do you feel driven to adopt that ridiculous manner of speaking? As if your tone of voice makes any difference. All of you narcissistic charlatans were doing it. Doing your best to make a buck!
I have a personality disorder and I’ve always tried to get help, since my early 20s, I fought so hard and paid so much money and the I found the ‘empath’ therpaists to be cold and manipulative, they were happy to take my money but they’d always shut down on me and treat me badly, they’re not the decent people they make themselves out to be
I have borderline personality disorder, and as a result, body language and verbal cues around me are like a horrible noise that I can't stand. The reason for being so sensitive to environment is having spent my entire life trying to work out what other people want in order to maintain relationships and hold down jobs. This does not make me an empath.
I get really annoyed with these happy-clappy types that always adopt that 'certain' tone of voice : narcissistic charlatans are not going to save the world.
Not all Empaths are the same. You probably had run one with Dark Empaths.
Prob narcasasistic people pretending to be Empaths
I’m an empath and it can be really draining at times...it’s a cool thing but frustrating too🤦🏻♀️😭🤷🏻♀️
Probably the most disgraceful piece of information I’ve ever watched. I am an empath myself and empaths aren’t as upbeat and full on as these characters in this video. I can tell by there eyes and body language from just watching this. Empaths are drained and mainly introvert due to the pressures and feelings they get by being around humans in turmoil on a daily basis.
Exactly. The people in the video are phonies. Personally, I live in a cabin in the woods and I only go to town once a week for groceries. It's the most exposure to being around other people that I can handle.
+A W That's funny you say you work the nightshift because that's what I always did before my current situation lol It's terrible the way people view it as weakness... I grew up in an abusive home, and my parents were constantly telling me "you are too in touch with your emotions", so for the longest time I believed it was a weakness too. Then someone told me that a person has to be strong to be emotionally honest. Most people hide their feelings, they bury them deep because it's too hard for them to face. And knowing we cannot hide from our own feelings and must also endure the hidden feelings of others, is absolute strength.
You’re completely right
OMG thank goodness for a sensical genuine empath. I have been told its a wonderful skill, being able to feel and read others emotions it's almost always been nothing but a burden
A W- exactly
*Spirituality* *does* *indeed* *have* *a* *price* , but no longer does it require silent retreats, self-reflection, or simply being a good person. It is for sale, and there are plenty of people willing to sell you their brand.
Billions of dollars are spent where spirituality meets narcissism. In a culture in which people are more concerned with being brands than humans, such a noxious cocktail was inevitable. We’re living on our own Island of Misfit Toys: if you tell everyone they’re broken, they’ll buy into it.
As a solution, these Insta-lebrities offer easy-to-digest solutions to life’s pressing problems (the universe loves you!). And they can be humble, too: Sure, these leggings might not fix you, but at least you’ll look good trying.
America's spiritual capitalism has subverted such messaging. Freedom isn’t earned. It’s purchased. Clothing isn’t for warmth, it’s for chakra alignment. In a nation of plenty more is never enough. The capitalists have won, selling spirituality as shamelessly as whatever other product they can produce. Sadly, the people who should be fighting are nothing more than its over-sugared servants, desperately fighting for their fifteen seconds of Insta-fame.
Brilliantly said and spot on.
Damn this is a good comment. Couldn't agree more.
Amen!! As a devout Theravda Buddhist of 13 years I have noticed a sickening commercialization of faith, especially around Buddhist and Hindu tradition. Buddhism is an austere religion about moderating all consumption and desire, not to make you feel "spiritual" and justify what your already doing. I'm glad that you said this!
Guy Berryman sadu sadu sadu!
Hechem Very likely the most thoughtful, concise comment I've read on TH-cam. Thanks for this.
It would have been nice to know this information as a child. I avoided any kind of “confrontation”for fear of crying and becoming over emotional and sad. I covered it all up with a heavy glass of humor.
This video has been extremely helpful. Now I understand why I’ve been so crazy, so anxious, so angry. Time to dig deeper, find my empathic way through this world.
As an Empath myself, I was quite excited to see an almost 30 minute long video dedicated solely to Empaths. Paused 3 minutes in to check the comments because I was cringing so hard. Glad to see I'm not alone. This is not what being an Empath is about.
Also, having empathy for others does not make you an Empath, the same way being able to predict someone's next move based on the most likely outcome does not make you a psychic. As primates, nearly everyone has the ability to feel empathy. Empaths feel it on a different level. We can sometimes be defined by our empathy. You may only be aware of your empathy when you are interacting with someone who is outputting a large amount of negative energy, where I am aware of it on a daily basis.
It is no superpower, it is no magical ability, or supernatural phenomena. It is one of many neurological/biological differences that wires someone up to be more sensitive than the average person.
Collector Tee omg yes yes yes , I was so happy when I saw this video and had to stopped two mins in , ugh I hate how everyone thinks that if you was empathetic you must be an empath. Being an empath is rare and our gift isn’t so much about feeling it’s knowing things that no one should know about a person and so much more . I knew I was an empath since youth before I even knew what is was called but having empathy for someone doesn’t make you an empath at all glad to see another one pointing this out
Well said
Explained it perfectly!
Being a Empath is a very special gift not to be used in a public way cause u can’t use it in a public way. It’s a very private thing & it’s so dam hard too
You made it a whole 3 mins? bravo!
This is just a technique called cold reading
Soph Gower I'm very empathetic but I totally agree here with you
Keep that skeptical mind this world will try to take it from you
Soph Gower THIS AINT COLDREADING THIS IS RANDOM BULSHIT READING BASED ON ONES LOOKS MIXED VITH WERBAL DIAREA 😆
G S D that's exactly what a cold reading is
It is, but what’s scary is that these “empaths” probably believe in their own lie.
For me, the feeling is more like a vibration in the air. When someone feels something the closer you get to them, the more intense the waves get. In my minds eye, I picture it similar to ripples on a pond or sound waves. You feel their feelings on your skin, and in your gut... and they're infectious. Imagine being in public with all of that noise? Not always enjoyable, and often it can cause social anxiety. Its also harder to "listen" to one person in a crowd of people, because all the the waves are crashing against one another. Not sure if this makes sense to anyone else, but it's what empathy is actually like.
Whenever I hear someone talking about "vibration" I just know that they are totally talking about a legit, tangible thing which is definitely true.
@@leeoreilly6797 that was a description of something that is by nature intangible. Couldn't care less what you think about my experiences. Reality is subjective, and the power of the observer is absolute.
Love that they keep mentioning injustice and anxiety related to activism- she's a social journalist who works at vice
Empaths don’t like groups. I would have believed it more if he had an online empath group. BTW my fellow empaths, I found wearing headphones when I go to the mall or shopping works like a charm. People don’t talk to you, and you have music to calm you down. I may get that one person that just HAS to talk and come hell or high water, they will tell me their life story some how.
Ja don't have much friends too.just 3
i had to get almost 60 years old to get to today, this very day, when i first came across the term and concept of 'empath'. ~mind blown~. this explains sooooo much. including but not limited to even the constant, lifelong phenomena of random people walking up to me and telling me the intimate details of their lives. yeah, this explains a lot.
Empaths aren't a thing. You're stupid.
Lol when I was working at the store, it was torture, and no wonder I quit twice, not just because of my my ptsd, depression and anxiety but the energy was just too overwhelming. And yes that last part, I had a lot of ppl wanting to tell me there whole life story 😩
@S Holmes I wear my earbuds EVERYWHERE. People usually do not notice that I only have one in my ear, so they usually do not bother me.
Maybe the money he charges pays for his acting classes ..... 🤔🤣
😂😂😂 he's not getting his money's worth
Barrie Moore SHIT HE MUST NOT BE MAKING VERY MUCH MONEY. He needs a new acting coach 🙄
Lol, when he started cradling his head and saying he felt like hiding, I laughed. Good workshop bro
@Barrie Moore hahaha 😂😂
Lol😂🤣😂🤣
i stopped the video at 26 minutes with an overwhelming sense of awkwardness and embarrassment and was confused because it didn't feel right and i was quite upset ... but then i read the first few comments below and just thought hallelujah, I'm not alone with my perception on this video. This is not me, it's not about a badge or certificate, it's from the heart and soul naturally free, in abundance and a quiet sense that is so loud it seems you can connect to the whole universe from within. peace and blessings
Love your honesty
My favorite part is when she said "Yea, I don't think I've ever had anybody do a poem that close to me before." DIED
Danielle D So damn funny. Spoken word is ridiculous...especially in close proximity. I guess she couldn’t feel that. How can she be an empath when she isn’t listening. Look at me. Listen to me. Do what I do. Primal gesticulating doesn’t make one an empath.
Mood🤯 so many bad parts to this... but the lady with the cows and sheep not my first choice inappropriate neighbor lol
😂☠️
“Yeah I don’t think I’ve ever had a person do a poem that close to me before” hahahaha
Something about this made me cry a lot. 😔
People in the comments really be thinking they're empaths LOL
No true empath would charge people. That's rediculous.
so an nba player can get paid for doing what theyre good at but not an empath who can heal.. ok...
Yes because an empath dont have to pay bills.. wtheck?! 😅
Don't agree because that would just feed us not bieng good enough or worthy, everything that takes our time and energy should have a exchange
Fact. We give too freely. Even discussing money is incredibly uncomfortable.
Being observant and welcoming to lonely, vulnerable people doesn't need all this woo-woo bullshit. It's just a sign that we need a sense of community and for someone to listen to.
Beautifully said
oh gosh the slam poetry at the end..... I 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 and the girls reaction "yea... I dont think I've ever had anyone do a poem that close to me before" oh thank you for that one
Fascinating. 🖤🖤🖤🖤 Brava
I just cringed throughout this.
Simeon Wilequet I feel you dude. I used to believe this New Age bullshit at 13. Now I am 20 years old and this shit makes absolutely no sense, and I see through everyone of these New Age guys' and girls' bullshit speculations and false claims of reality.
I used to not care about this kind of stuff because it wasn't affecting me.I was halfway through grade 4 and this wacko filipino substitute teacher "sensed" that the class wasn't happy so she made us meditate for 20 minutes, if any of us moved or made a noise the 20 minutes was reset. She made us stay in through recess because she heard us breathing so a couple friends and I got sick of it eventually and climbed out through the window. Thanks to that day I've abhorred all this New Age bullshit and still to this day cringe massively whenever I hear anyone mention these ridiculous practices. I'm 20 now in case anyone's wondering
Deelo Styles
Empaths have existed for thousands of years. Skepticism can always be broken just like religion can be broken. I don't care if it's something you don't want to hear, because it's the truth.
I enjoyed hearing him talk about the “WiFi cloud” we all have. A lot of that makes sense.
saaaaame
This is such bullshit... Being an empath is a real thing but not like this. Empathy is a spectrum. You have narcissists at one end and empaths at the other. There's actual science behind this. I happen to be empathic and it is torture; It is not fun at all. I can hardly decipher which emotions are my own or why I'm feeling something that doesn't make sense at that moment. I'm trying to learn how to build up a wall. There is definitely some good things about it but, for me, right now it mostly just hurts. It can definitely be used to help people and I love helping people. It gives me more joy than anything else in the world. If you are truly empathic, you would feel way too guilty about charging people money.
You don’t need to build a wall around yourself, but learn to control these emotions you’re feeling from others. If it’s hard, I suggest seeking spiritual or therapeutic guidance to help release the things burdening your heart and mind, because taking on other people’s emotions or troubles is very draining and exhausting. Personally, I’m Christian so I do a lot of praying, Bible reading, and communicating with God to give me strength, clarity, and peace. A non-religious option would be speaking to a therapist or counselor, or seeking another empath like yourself. I totally understand wanting to help people, but don’t forget to help yourself in the process :)
The video was very interesting and educational.
Hi! This is what I stumbled upon trying to figure out what has been going wrong on all my past relationships. I don't cheat and never lie, because I know the other person always knows when you're lying, cause that is how it is to me. I feel other people's emotion and intention.
When I'm being lied to, my response is a subtle smile of understanding and acceptance. An "ok..", which means "I know you're lying and it's ok," and I wonder why these often breaks into the person prying and further explaining, which only leads to more lies that would give them more away... I didn't know that that freaks them out. I would say I love "you'", the you who trully are, and not the "Illusion of you", you try to paint. It's just that I thought everyone is sensitive and conscious of other people's feelings. I didn't even heard of the term EMPATHS before. I thought empathy is human nature.
Now I understand.
Wow. The Skype guy says “someone in the room is more dense than others because of what they eat,” then the reporter comes back and says “he knows the cameraman ate an egg naan roll for breakfast.”
neilwiththedeal haha! You should charge him $200 just for noticing that
Came for the like/dislike ratio... was not disappointed!
As an empath, I don't claim to read minds; I read emotions and know things without knowing how I know. An example of this is a friend of mine. He's experiencing knee pain and had no idea what was wrong. I told him his knee was bone-on-bone, and I didn't want him to go through this alone. He denied that he had bone-on-bone and was going for an x-ray. The x-ray showed very obvious bone-on-bone and he would require knee replacement. After he told me that, he sheepishly told me that is what's wrong with his knee. I recognized his problem before he went to the doctor with it. The downfall is that it sometimes irritates people when I tell them these things. I'll just sit back and help where I can; people don't seem to be pleased when you can tell them things like this.
Idk this gives me the same energy as people who film themselves helping the poor
Very good analogy.
I usually love these documentaries of vice, but this is just crap.
I miss the critical note
This documentary isn't an endorsement of the subject, it's an expose of it.
I thought he said "Breathing in that good ass Prada," instead of Prana. I was thinking that would work... :D
Grade school I remember not being able to concentrate on reading, studying bc I could feel other people what they felt. Still today I have a hard time being in a closed room with a lot of people. If it's a movie or musical I'm fine as long as it's interesting otherwise I want out asap! The only ones that helped her dealing with this was the lady with crystals and the Poet and the screaming! I like in the country and can tell you just go outside and scream really does help, screaming in a pillow isn't the same!
I did not know I was an empath until I started working as a Hospital Chaplain at the largest children’s cancer center in the world.
I just prayed before every encounter and God guided my approach and gave me the words (or no words at times when a parent just fell into my arms weeping, or children began chatting with me).
I learned we carry our own vulnerabilities with us and when we embrace our own brokenness, others connect with that genuine spirit…and healing begins or continues for us all.
This does not need to be averse to your religious beliefs as that is a part of us as well…just do not force your beliefs on them, just genuinely love them. BLESSINGS!!!
Empathy is important , however the people in the video seem no better than “psychics” and “mediums” who take advantage of others with actual issues.
Thank you!
warmpotatoes1 lot of cold reading going on here
As an empath there're things i can do and things i can't do:
Things i can do:
1. Understand the mental state of someone. ie, if he's happy, angry, sick or mentally diminished by observing his facial mood.
2. I can sense when somebody is fucking with me. ie, lying to me or deceiving me in anyway. for this reason i can't have girlfriends for fear of breaking their heart with fake promises.
3. I can tell lies. it's hard for me. i will feel the guilt of misleading a trusting soul.
4. I am good at giving comfort when somebody needs it or going through rough time.
5. I like adventure at best. iem i don't like small adventures.
6. I have good instinct. ie, i could tell if that reporter had great penmanship. i can judge someone if he's good or bad person at first impression. i can feel things inside my stomach that'll tell me.
Things i can't do:
1. Tell someone what he ate or job is like the empaths in this video.
2. Hide my anger or feelings when i see somebody being bullied or treated in negative way.
3. Listen or watch TV because of bad news. nothing good come out TV, only more bad news. i stopped listening to radio in 2007 till now. why you might ask? because i can't help those people i see on TV and it makes depressed.
4. I don't initiate conversation with my friends nor approach strangers, even if they seem happy and friendly, out fear fearing of causing them discomfort in anyway.
5. I don't communicate with my family often, there's feeling inside me saying you just now them, you don't need to skype them or call them.
6. It's hard for me to post stuff or my photos on social media to get likes. i stopped it when i saw my friends call me to give them likes or comment on their photos. i stopped doing it in 2011.
7. My friends hate me for not hanging out with them in the excursions they do usually. i hate walking and wandering aimlessly on the street, it isn't not just my thing.
8. I hate chatting on FB with dear friends via writing. i prefer by call him instead.
9. I don't take pictures of me and i took it i don't post on social media, so nobody sees it except me.
So there you have it, some of trait the empath traits that i have and people receive me differently.
On final note: *Half of what the interviewed people said, i believe it's exaggeration and complete BS. like claiming they could sense somebody might be in the room or telling what somebody had ate without lack of visual clues*
Green Universe exactly
i agree. i was like "???"
next on VICE: Are you a wizard?
yo im a wizard lvl 7
If you never had sex for 40 years then you may be eligible for *Wizard* status.
I would watch that legit !
1:06 “have we numbed our self enough to be so disconnected from our in our landscape, that’s we have to pay someone to tell us what we are feeling.”
..that speaks volumes
I am not always a
fan of VICE bur this episode really hit home for me. I believe in empaths & believe I am one so this man really guided me through my journey.
The dude doing the reading in the gallery is a fraud. The woman having a panic attack from narcissists in her life is not. I have to hand it to him. He is quite the entrepreneur (in the PT Barnum kind of way). Lisa Luxx choosing to live in the middle of nowhere is one of the tribe. I would love to meet her.
Agreed! A fool and his money....
Empathic who charges 200$ an hour for essentially bullshitting. Where is the empathy in that?
I always thought of it as being able to sense other people's emotions sometimes to the point where you are overcome.
“Is this just someone having a laugh?”
Yes, it is merely a placebo and rhese people are preying on those who are desperate. Exactly like psychics.
He even nearly said that too
*Welcome to life where everyone is miserable*
I can't take it anymore
@@mikepatel2628 I feel you, but you're taking it now, you're capable of taking it. And I know it's not fair but who's to say it's gonna be this way forever
It's torture. When you meet someone with a good existence you wanna faint right?
'You need to grow a thicker skin.' Who here can relate?
Lizzie “ stop being a little baby “
You're cute.
Good one
Or... “don’t take it personally.” “You’re way too sensitive”
Well said
"Everyone is miserable, aren't they?" I felt that
This video is by no means an accurate account of what it means to be an Empath, and frankly the fact that these people would try and profit from what is most fundamentally human in us makes my stomach turn.
Greed is unavailable as The human condition
Altruism, compassion, is not the same as super-empathy. Super-empaths can be either great, or bad to the bone. It's not a moral superiority thing. It's physiological. Not telepaths. Not religious. It's something you learn, and some of it is due to good friends and family, some, have had severe trauma that triggered a change.
But... yeah, religion profits off of people like that, so that tracks. Actually they target the emotionally vulnerable. "Just had a child." "Just lost a loved one." "Going through hard times." It's a sales pitch, that the younger people who proselytize are inculcated with, the idea that they're doing something good, while in reality, they're pulling people into something where they have to pay 10% of their income *tithe* tenth, or they're going to hell. Sorry, sorry. I have issues.
So many of these self-professed "empaths" come off as self-absorbed, tending toward narcissism and histrionics (like the redhead lady having a "panic attack" in front of the group to try and take attention away from the main guru). In my personal experience, the ones going on and on about how empathic they are on Instagram/Facebook don't realize they are posting about themselves constantly and I never see anything from them that shows genuine empathy for anyone except maybe their little pet dogs. The ones who become self-professed "life coaches" seem to be preoccupied with virtue-signaling and quite a bit of their own navel-gazing to figure out who they are but making a big, fake show out of it to garner validation. The "Self-love" meme is blasting past taking care of oneself and is becoming a societal detriment. Constant validation from social media is the gasoline on the fire. I worry about these people's ability to maintain meaningful relationships.
A sensible comment, finally.
We don't see people for what they are but for what you are
The red head lady presented typical american style as that came to my mind as first thing. Second thing- is definitely a warning to change sth about our self if we keep getting into relationships with narcissists. Even fake psychics can t help with that.
jjberg83 I love your comment
This needs more likes.
I don't know for sure if I'm an empath but I did have to leave a court room because the defendant started crying and I couldn't stop crying myself. I will also cry when I see someone extremely happy.
But being around others is extremely taxing emotionally.
I consider myself empathic in that I feel a person’s emotions, especially negative, and try (if I can) to help that person feel better if or as, I can. It’s not difficult to pick up emotions if one observes body movement, the eyes, the words one speaks. I study a person by observation, on and off, and a feeling I get inside. I may offer words, tears, looks, compliments, etc. to help the person feel a bit better. I also get very emotional watching movies or reading books. I don’t really understand how you use the meaning of empathy in the context of this video. To me, it’s a reaction to feelings and moods and a manifestation of a physical occurrence affecting the mental response. I am very emotional and can feel the pain and hurt of another as if it was mine. I am unable to detach myself from the desire to help another however I can to feel better.
Once upon a time, in an age not so long ago, that was considered "normal."