Being an Empath – When you Feel Emotions That are not Your Own

Sharon Barnes CASIGY, Creative Coping, Emotional Intelligence, emotional resilience, Empath, Highly Sensitive, highly sensitive child, overexcitibilities Leave a Comment

Ten year old Aiden (not his real name) dissolves in a puddle of tears. Once he has calmed down and can actually talk about it, you discover that he has no idea why he feels sad. No, he is not hurt physically.  No, no one said or did anything that hurt his feelings. No, he is not afraid or scared about anything. You -and he- remain puzzled. As a parent, what do you do? And what is going on here? One possibility is that Aiden is totally disconnected from his emotions and therefore has no idea what is going on. …