To ask what the eff is a 'deep feeler/empath?'

[BoysofMelody]

Someone I went to school with described herself on facebook as a 'deep feeler' and an 'empath'. What on earth does this mean?

It was funny as this so-called 'deep feeler' was a title-tattle obsessed gobshite, who loved inserting herself into other people's dramas and shite-stirring , whilst dressing it up a concern for the parties involved.

Am I right to think that 'empath/deep feeler' is the same behaviour wrapped up in new age guff.

I don't know for sure but I would assume a modern day equivalent to an Emo

Trendy term for "sensitive" imo

Prue was an "Empath" in charmed.

IMO it means a deep thinker and someone who's empathetic to people around them. But aren't most people that to a certain degree?

An empath is someone who can pick up on emotions in a room or of a person. They are sensitive to energies of people and some are healers too. Many empathy absorb energies of others which can be draining or confusing.

Empath/deep feeler = nosey ole twat.

They are sensitive to energies of people and some are healers too. Many empathy absorb energies of others which can be draining or confusing.

So new age guff then?

The 'I feel your pain hun' type

A fantasist.

An empath is somebody who has a bit of empathy and believes that this makes them different and speshul.

Oh goodness! I have a friend who claims to be one too. She also suffers from severe social anxiety...but is also a singer and a model. Which as you can imagine is confusing for a mere shallow feeler/non empath like me.

Passive aggressive whiner

I think anyone who uses these type descriptive words about themselves, are a bit deluded and not very self-aware.

Sounds like a lot of 'ooh look at me I'm so sensitive and understanding' bollocks.

It means stupid hippy.

Someone who is better than you because they can feel things?

The self labelled empath friend of mine recently had a massive go at me about my parenting. She ironically said I wasn't empathetic enough, she knows you see, as a deep feeler. Apparently she was the only one to ever empathise with my child, ever. We don't even see her very often so that is a rather outlandish assumption. She can feel the negative energy in our house etc too. She was absolutely brutal about it too and upset me a lot. I thought that was a bit odd, for someone who is apparently good at empathising to be so bad at it.

She also suffers from severe social anxiety...but is also a singer and a model.

This isn't that uncommon. Performers often feel protected under their makeup and acting persona, doing something well rehearsed. It's very different from being yourself in a social situation.

Empath is a load of cobblers though.

Phoebe was the empath in Charmed, Prue had telekinesis and could astral project.

Whenever I hear things like this I remember a friend of ours who describes himself in new agey terms like this. Another friend once told dp that he was going travelling to find himself. Dp said "What's he looking for- a big field with an arsehole in the middle of it?"

Someone I went to school with described herself on facebook as a 'deep feeler' and an 'empath'.

Aren't we all babz, aren't we all?

Just means picking up on emotions of other people and empathising with them.

I might just be jealous because I am honestly utterly shit at this. I am always astounded to discover someone had depression or was angry with me or whatever because they didn't seem to be acting any differently. Some people in rl think I am high functioning autistic. I don't think I am, but I guess I wouldn't know.

If I know someone's feeling bad I will try to help out and be as nice as I can, but unless it's really spelled out to me I'm likely to miss it completely.

On the plus side, it means I never get embroiled in arguments and feuds and office politics because I quite sincerely don't realise they're happening.

Deanna Troi

Will Graham in Red Dragon is an empath. He can work out who the killer is because he's able to think himself into other people's worldviews.

Is your friend a crack FBI serial killer hunter?