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cannot offer any substantial reasoning other than 'I have a bad feeling about this person.' Often this makes an empath seem unreasonable, but if their abilities are true, they are often in the position to say 'I told you so.'

Every human is capable of the above in some quantity. Though a truly sensitive empath can have a large range of other signs, ranging from normal to very unique.

While some empaths are able to remove themselves from the source of their empathy, true empaths usually feel the emotions the person or animal is feeling at the time. This gives them the ability to know people more intimately than others, and even know when a person is acting contrary to their feelings. This could make them gravitate towards those that feel pain, though act as though nothing is wrong. Also, many empaths have little tolerance for people who constantly seek attention through acting emotional. This sometimes gives empaths the reputation of being cold or judgmental, when the opposite is actually true. Empaths are the people that can be described as 'seeing right through you.'

Empaths generally feel a connection with animals. An empath is better able to understand the needs and emotions of animals than those who aren't sensitive. They also tend to be more protective and sensitive towards the needs of animals, and they can feel their emotions and view them as living, needing, feeling beings just as humans, much more so than the standard human. An empath may even enjoy the company of animals more, as animals tend to be simpler and have less ulterior motives than humans.

Extremely sensitive empaths are able to get a 'feeling' of a place. This could be because of a general tension or emotions from people living in the area, such as feelings of anxiety and paranoia in a community with a high crime rate. This also applies to getting a 'sixth sense' feeling, such as though you are being followed or something is just, in general, wrong about an area you have passed. Some report even being able to feel very strong past events that may have left an impression on the area, such as battle fields, or a general feeling of sadness in a cemetary (while not visiting any deceased friends.)

Some empaths have difficulty in places where there are crowds or several people gathered, as they pick up feelings and emotions from a number of people. This can lead to feelings of confusion, anxiety, even depression, or high excitability at functions such as concerts or other events. Some even experience

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