Empathic Inundation

I had a conversation the other night with someone who expressed to me her feelings of fear and anger, with the world, despite her normally being an upbeat, and optimistic person. I told her that I totally related to what she was saying, and I added that I also have a feeling of helplessness in addition to the fear and anger related to our world, and nation.

I concurred that this fear, anger, and helplessness was being exacerbated by those who act in a reckless manner, as well as people who support those who do and minimize the threats to our health and safety, not only as citizens of our country but as human beings in a world where compassion and understanding are severely lacking now. I am not simply talking about politics, but the very manner by which we treat our fellow human beings, and disregard the importance of each individual who shares this space called Earth.

Being an empathic person, I do absorb the feelings of others around me. Given the immense swirl of the same emotions being emitted by millions of other humans, it is hard not to catch their anguish within the spiritual nets we empaths all have surrounding us. I have felt this empathy towards others most of my life, but I have never felt the energy of others as much as I have right now, in this current sphere of time within which we must exist. It is doing a major number on me, I must admit.

I do not tell you this to elicit superficial statements of comfort and solace from those who don't seem to understand and feel the direness and helplessness around them. I do not care about that at all, as your statements of comfort will not console me all that much if you want the God's honest truth. I tell you all this, in hopes that others in the same boat, will know they are not alone, that the anger, fear, and helplessness they feel is a shared experience by millions of other empaths in our world. I simply want to let you all know that I feel you. I understand you. I have compassion for you. I also know that saying this probably won't help you much, as it does not really comfort my soul to any great extent many times either.

The world has been ravaged by disease, corrupt politicians, and imbeciles as we have now, for generations, and since the beginning of time, who seem to innately function on the power of their ego, and the need to have it fed daily to give them a false sense of security with themselves. Not only does it ravage a weary world even further, but it also exacerbates the unsettled psyche of many of us who unconsciously and involuntarily grab on to the weariness that surrounds us and make it our own.

I really do not have a solution to help you deal with your empathic attraction of the anguish that surrounds us, other than to say you are not alone. Just grab on to those moments of bright internal sunshine. Try to stay positive and optimistic, as I have successfully done most times, which directly empowers the external facade of optimism I have, and which truly is a sincere feeling and outlook on my life and that of the world in which we must exist. However, I also know that within myself, many times, there is much turbulence and conflict that festers and eats at my soul, and over which I, and others like me, have limited control.

I hope for peace, love, and existential happiness for you. We are in this together. Find what contents you, and grab on to it. Never let it go. It will get you through your moments of debilitating empathic inundation!