Today I'm going to post something a little different. It is something I have dealt with most of my life, and until recently I refused to really admit it. It was always looked down on, so I never thought it was a good thing. But I've learned that it's not a bad thing at all. It's something that helps me deal with people a little better.
It's Empathy.
It's Empathy.
It's feeling emotions from other people.
Being able to do that makes it easier to know when someone needs help, or when someone is hiding something or afraid of something, etc. It is something that is hard to get a handle on for some people. Most people refuse to admit that they feel those thing, or they are confused by them. But empathy is not a bad thing. It's not something to be afraid of. It's something that can help you SO MUCH if you let yourself just feel them and deal with them as they happen.
Now, there are a few articles I'm going to share with you to help you understand and deal with it better.
The first is 5 tips for empaths
Some pretty good information in that article, so give it a look
The next is something to help you determine if you are an empathy or not. It is 30 traits of an Empath. So take a look and see if you are indeed an empath or not.
Some pretty good information.
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Ok, now on to the Thankful Tuesday post
I am thankful for my husband for always being there for me, even when I am being a downright witch. Yesterday, for example, I was having a HUGE anger day. Everything in the world seemed to be pissing me off, and there wasn't anything that was helping me calm down. But instead of letting it get to him, my husband was there for me. He helped calm me down, and helped show me that I was still loved even though I was being so difficult. That was a HUGE thing for me. My anger issues (stupid Bipolar) always make me feel like a burden, but he showed me that I am NOT a burden. I am indeed loved, despite it all.
I am thankful for my mother in law. She does my laundry for me (Since I can't do the stairs over there). And for the most part she does it without complaint. And I am thankful that one day a week she watches the girls for us. They love being over there and getting their attention, lol. And it seems to help their mood too. So it's a very good thing, to say the least. And I am SO thankful for it!
I am thankful today that my husband got a call back from the job he REALLY wants! I hope it's an offer for the job, because I KNOW it would be great for him! *Fingers crossed*. Lets hope something awesome comes from this! He needs it. He deserves it. And I KNOW he wants it!
I am thankful for my cats. They love to cuddle, and their purr always helps put my mind at ease and relaxes me. I know it's silly, but it does.
I am thankful for my friends who are there for me to talk about everything that is going on in my life. It helps to know I can talk about it and not be judged. For so long I hid EVERYTHING because I was so afraid of being judged or looked down on, but now I don't have to. I know I can speak my mind and nothing bad is going to come from it. And that's HUGE to me.
I am thankful we are in a house now, instead of the apartment. It is BEAUTIFUL here. It is quiet, and we are left alone. And the owner is pretty darn awesome too. He raises goats and rabbits, and yesterday we got to go over and see the baby bunnies. And OMG they are the cutest thing EVER! They fit in the palm of my hand, and the one that I picked up buried it's head in my hand. It was SO SWEET! I love it! And I love the fact the owner is so good with the girls too. That puts my mind at ease a LOT right now, because I was so worried that they would have a hard time once we moved. But they are the happiest they have been in a LONG LONG time. They have an awesome yard, where they can run and play, and let the dog out to play. We are all happier here! That's HUGE to me!
And I am thankful for my meds. They help center me, and make all the crazy emotions that I deal with on a day to day basis easier to handle. I have an appointment tomorrow, and I'm going to talk to them about either upping or changing my depression med, because it doesn't seem to be working enough right now. I hate being depressed, and I hate it even more since there doesn't seem to be any way for me to really control it. It is so random. Some days will be GREAT, and I'm happy and loving life, and other days it smacks me in the back of the head so hard I can barely breathe. And I HATE that. My family and friends deserve better than that. I deserve better than that. So I'm going to see what we can do about it.
Now, I'm going to go watch some random youtube videos and wait for time to go get my girlies. Hope everyone had an awesome day!
LATER TATER
LYNZ
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