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Empathy is feeling emotions whose source is not yourself. This source can be any number of things, including television, other humans, animals, and even books or places. Every person is capable of empathic connections to others, as it is a form of human communication. In fact, an inability to form any empathic connection of any sort is a sign of mental illness, such as Psychopathy. One can be considered highly 'empathic' when their empathic senses and abilities are much more sensitive than the general person. These people are very adept at reading other's people's body language and personality, and generally can read a person much better than others. An empath can have any background, though upbringing can be a factor. Often times children or people who were abused have very developed empathic abilities as a defense.

There are several factors and signs that a person may be highly empathic. Most empaths are very sensitive to others and their emotions. Often times empaths find themselves sharing the same emotions as those around them, and can have a hard time identifying the source of their emotions. People often seek out those who are empathic for advise or to vent, as empaths generally 'get' the person they are talking to better than others. An empathic also lends a feeling of being connected with the person they are talking with, as they are, in a way, searching them and their personality, and quite literally placing themselves in their position. Empaths are generally very understanding of others and their positions, and often times will ask questions rather than make snap judgments, or intuitively seem to 'know' there is more to a story than what meets the eye.

Empaths are very good in working with people and judging a person's personality. An empath can feel as though they know a person inside and out after a few hours of conversation with any given person. An empath can also spot more easily a person's intent and personality than others. It is very difficult for a person to lie to a sensitive empath, whether it is because an empath can catch that tell-tale millisecond eye twitch or can receive a feeling of guilt from the offender. An empath may be viewed as having a strange collection of friends, and strange (or, absolutely no) reasons for the selection of their company. An empath can generally 'feel' and sense which people are a good personality match for themselves, and conversely can sniff out a rotten egg long before it has been laid. Generally, they

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