Oh, you’re an empath like me? Pshh. Prove it. These days, I hear the word “empath” getting thrown around a lot by people who quite frankly have no idea what the term truly means. An imposter empath will try to tell you it’s about being in tune with, and considerate of, the emotions of others. A true empath knows it’s all about thrusting yourself into the spotlight and making yourself the point of discussion at all costs. If you’re a true empath, you should be able to easily name three times you managed to hijack a conversation and make it about you.
Sure, you might believe in “preserving the welfare of humankind” or “treating others with decency,” but you aren’t really an empath unless you regularly cut people off mid-sentence to tell them about those traits. How can you even say you’re mindful of others if you don’t rudely interrupt everything they say to remind them how mindful you are?
Do you think of your minimal regard for anyone other than yourself as just a good quality? Or do you fully understand, as any real empath would, that it puts you on an almost supernatural plane from which you can condescend to the less enlightened masses?
You see, empaths are like people. But better. Unfortunately, the burden of the empath is to know we are better. So we are tasked with making a point to share that bit of “better” with those who might be preoccupied with trifling matters like financial hardship or mental health crises.
Regular people are just ornaments to decorate an empath’s journey to spiritual transcendence so they should feel lucky to have an empath around to talk over them.
I would say you could work to become a true empath, but honestly, I heard it’s something you inherit from another realm so don’t count on it. Actionless and unsolicited talk about what a deep and caring individual you are is a sign of spiritual divinity and you’re just not there. You listen too much. And I would know because, well, I’m an empath.