An Empath is generally someone who is considered a people pleaser who excels in being a mediator and/or a counsellor. They are the people who always have a shoulder to lean on. They are the people that listen when you have problems. They are the people who care. But because they have this type of hypersensitivity toward other people's emotional states, there is also potential to abuse this trait. This is true because with this kind of emotional awareness comes the ability consciously manipulate it for personal gain.
Let's put this another way, as we introduce the Empath to you, often the person who has the capability and capacity to offer genuine empathy to others, can potentially hold the emotional well being or the emotional destruction of another person in the palm of their hands.
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