One of my strongest skills is empathy.  While others may "see" or "hear"; I "feel".  Empathy is not uncommon but it is probably the least understood because most of us were born with some level of empathy.  It is familar from birth so we don't always recognize when we are being overwhelmed by someone else.

Have you ever felt sick only to discover that someone close to you felt exactly the same way?  Ever walked into a room feeling great and for no obvious found yourself feeling lousy within a few minutues?  That is empathy.  You are very likely picking up on the energy, physical and emotional feeling of those around you.

There are several forms of empathy; I am a physical and emotional empath, so for obvious reasons this is what I will address.

For me, when asked about someone I take a few seconds, ask for permission to connect and then connect with that energy.  99% of the time, I will get information that is most pertinent at the moment.  So, while you may want to know if he is mad at you, if he has a raging headache, I will get that information first. It normally takes me a minute or so to get beyond the physical pain.  If there is psyical pain, I will feel it in my own body.  Sudden pain always tells me that it does not belong to me.  This works nicely when I am focusing on someone and sitting in my house by myself; not so well in the local Walmart where I have energy coming at me from every direction.

Emotions for me are the hardest to let go of after a reading and harder to sift through yours versus theirs when doing a reading.   The first wave of emotion I will get 99% of the time will be yours, as I am directly connecting with you from the moment I pick up the phone.  As human beings most of us understand emotion and can feel it through voice, touch or even sight.  When you see someone who looks like they have had the day from hell, most of us feel a bit of sympathy and understanding.  For some we literally feel empathy and can feel that this person has has a rough day and they just want to go home and go to sleep.

This is one of the reasons, that I don't like to work with someone who is overwhelmed in  severe emotional pain or anger.  These two emotions are stronger than any other including love when I am working with someone empathically.  Anger overwhelms and doesn't feel good to me so my body responds to this and as most human beings when anger is flying at you, I go into self protective mode.  It is hard for me to get beyond that.  This is a problem when it is you that is so angry.  I can disconnect from a second party, but the person with whom, I am directly connected, I can't disconnect so easily.  If you are that angry, take a few minutes and ground your energy and calm down before contacting an empath if you want a clear reading.

The feeling of love is amazing even when I am picking it from someone else, it makes me as giddy as the person who is in love and it's a joy to find that among two people.  I can't read his mind and tell you exactly what he is thinking, as I am not a mind reader, but I can tell you how strong his level of emotions are toward you.

I believe almost everyone is empathic on some level.  Pay attention to your body and your emotions the next time you are in a crowded room and see if you notice a difference around different people.