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To think that most people who call themselves “empaths” are actually just manipulative?

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ByFluentPombear · 28/02/2025 17:00

The ones who always claim they “feel other people’s pain” seem to be the most emotionally draining and self-centred.

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Ilovechees3 · 28/02/2025 17:23

When I was younger I would walk into a room and feel the emotion, I am not an empath I could just feel the mood or whatever you want to call it.
I no longer have those emotions

WhatNoRaisins · 28/02/2025 17:20

Said it before but I think anyone who insists on telling you that they are an empath is usually the opposite. Very similar to how people that go on about being honest are usually untrustworthy.

MushMonster · 28/02/2025 17:15

Can you ellaborate a bit?

I have found people who claim to know what you are thinking/ feeling, according to them by the expression on your face....
But you actually are neither thinking or feeling what they attribute to you.
Found two cases, at work. They are manipulative idiots. They do want something out of it.
Like boss announces task A, which is lilely to come to you. Colleague B looks at you and says "aw, do not look so worried. It will be fine. I know you are so busy!" Sad face. But you were thinking "oh, I can combine this with the tail end of Y project, or whatever and this idiotic colleague wants the project, so they try to appear as saviours or whatever.
Is that close to what you mean?