The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People Paperback – September 4, 2018

I love reading about my natural intuitive and telepathic gifts. This book was by far the best because the author is an empath herself. As a child many moons ago and even then a few years back, I thought I was going insane. I had dreams, wild vivid dreams and visions every single day of my life. I could see through people's lives at times as if i there watching them. I felt their pain, sadness, anger, hatred, envy, jealousy, and happiness as if it was done to me. All sensory abilities are heightened and amplified. I was sensitive to just about anything you can think of. Odd as it seems, as the author mentions, you do find a way to communicate and be sensitive to even with animals. I remember having visions of my dog letting me know she would leave by showing me how she wanted to be buried. I felt like my heart and chest was bursting and my lungs felt heavy and pain was always eminent. She died four months later, she was experiencing kidney failure and had an enlarged heart. This was her way of letting me know her pain and it completely devastated me but i always felt her presence. Six months before my grandmother died, I kept calling my mother insisting that my grandmother be rechecked because she wasnt fine. Six months later on Christmas Eve, she died. I couldn't explain the pain I felt like I was literally dying. And I was feeling her pain actually. My mother kept asking me how I knew over and over again. I feel all the time the presence of people whom I've never met, and it was how i met my grandfather Salvador this way. When i was 19, i remember attending my own funeral and i vividly saw how i had died. I remember telling my dad the next morning that i was going to die very soon or so I thought. The following week, I had survived a terrible car accident that was caused by a distracted driver. Over time, i had a way to come in contact with guides, some are archangels, others are loved ones and you can literally pick up on their energies, scents, symbols. It can be overwhelming to be an empath if you don't cultivate and hone in on your gifts. Meditation and visioning is what really helped me out a lot. Two years ago, as I was meditating, I remember vividly always seeing my room in a bright light at times it was a bright blue light. I had visitations, visions, and felt other things before that but through meditation I was able to be more consciously aware of what happens in dreams and meditations. It was through that I first hand learned about being an Empath, psychic,, using and attracting energies, tapping into other beautiful undiscovered spiritual gifts, and other amazing gifts. I learned that my own flaws, are powerful and amazing gifts that simply should be well harnessed and used to be of service and help to others. I've read many books on being an empath, I love this book because its very relatable, and when you live in a world where people tend to be judgemental and believe you're erroneous for having such abilities, we are in much need of meeting more like minded people who can mentor us as to how we can best use our gifts and create boundaries to not let ourselves be drained or let alone shield ourselves from absorbing other's emotions, energies, thoughts, and feelings.

I’d apologize for the all-caps, but that’s actually how I feel about this book & I’m no longer conforming to others’ feelings. 😉OK, that’s a bit of a joke based on the book, but I am completely serious about how this guide has changed my life.I was always a people-pleaser, sacrificing everything including my own identity just so people would like me and/or not leave me. Of course, most of the time I didn’t realize what I was doing and why, but over the past six months I’ve been on a spiritual journey of self-discovery. This book was recommended to me by a dear friend on a similar journey.This guide isn’t just a one-time read—although of course reading it through at least once is always good. But I’ve marked mine up w/flags, highlighting & pencil comments like a textbook, so I can refer to certain items as needed.This world isn’t exactly built for is empaths and in many ways our lives are stacked against our sensitivities. But rather than blame everything around us for our unhappiness, etc, we can look within ourselves to understand why we feel and/or do what we do. This guide helps with that and encourages readers to continue (or start!) journeys of self-discovery.It’s useful to look into past experiences for the purpose of learning lessons, but not to dwell on what we did, or should have, or could have done. This teaches you how to review past actions in an effort to learn from them while also guiding you towards present and future actions that are right for you.Simply put, unlike a lot of other self-discovery or self-help books, this one isn’t about assigning blame. On the other hand, it encourages readers to take responsibility for their actions, their feelings and their lives. Once we learn how to make the choices that are in our highest good—without just being told what to do or just given the answers—that’s when our actions, feelings/emotions and lives begin to change.I highly recommend this book to anyone ever told they’re “too sensitive,” or advised to “get a thicker skin.” But I also recommend it to anyone who has ever said or thought those things about someone else.Empaths are amazing people with truly awesome gifts and perspectives. We empaths just need to learn how to manage our proclivities for our own highest good, which will send positive energy into the world around us.This book is one of the essentials for your empath tool kit. 💟😊⭐️

I knew a decent amount of the information in here but the way it is organized and presented is so wonderful and very helpful. It’s so nice not feeling so alone in the world as well whenever I read a book by an empath. I really appreciate the different dives into the spiritual aspects of being an empath too. Definitely recommend and might be inspired to actually start and empath support group!