Are You an Empath?
Take the 20 Question Empath Self-Assessment Quiz and let’s find out.
Grab your Favorite Journal and number the page from 1-20 and answer “YES” or “NO” to the following questions:
1. Have you been labeled “overly sensitive, cry-baby or emotional”?
2. Do you absorb and take on other people’s stress, emotions, or symptoms?
3. Do you bury your feelings to avoid arguments, yelling and conflict?
4. Do you find yourself attracting people who are in need of emotional support? Are you the person who everyone seems to come to for advice, support, healing? You may even find that strangers will just start telling you their life story?
5. Are you drained by crowds and need alone time to revive yourself?
6. Are you overly stimulated by noise, odors, or non-stop talkers?
7. Do you feel a strong connection to animals, nature and the planet?
8. Do you have strong intuitive abilities and can sense when people need things or understand the thoughts of others? Have you ever had people tell you to “get out of their heads”?
9. Do you overeat to cope with stress?
10. Are you afraid of becoming suffocated by intimate relationships?
11. Do you tend to socially isolate?
12. Do you feel other people’s emotions and pain, taking on their energetic mood swings as your own?
13. Do you have a low pain threshold?
14. Are you attracted to alternative healing such as reiki, intuitive healing, meditation, or anything else holistic?
15. Do you frequently get overwhelmed or anxious?
16. Are you a nurturer or” motherer” to your family and friends? Always making sure everyone is taken care of, even at the expense of your own wellbeing. True people pleaser or healer?
17. Does being outside, walking barefoot, and connecting with nature feel like an essential part of your life?
18. Do you need a long time to recuperate after being with difficult people or energy vampires?
19. Do you have a hard time with self-love and boundaries, attracting narcissistic people and allowing them to drain you of your energy?
20. Do you prefer one-to-one interactions or small groups rather than large gatherings?
To calculate your results:
1-5 “ YES”
If you answered yes to one to five questions, you’re partially an empath.
6-10 “YES”
Responding yes to six to ten questions means you have moderate empathic tendencies.
11-15 “YES”
Responding yes to eleven to fifteen means you have strong empathic tendencies.
16 or more “YES”
Answering yes to more than sixteen questions means that you are a full blown empath.