The Key To Becoming The Empowered Empath

Today I would like to share a blog post of a dear friend and fellow healer. He is an empath, too and I love his (masculine) perspective on the relationship between empaths and narcissists and about how we can empower ourselves.

The Key To Becoming The Empowered Empath

Nowadays, most spiritual and psychological posts on social media are awash with the topic of empathy and narcissism. Many people have views as to the dynamics which links these two seamingly polar opposite personality traits; the common consensual view and narrative being that there is a spectrum that links the two together, in what is known as a co-dependent and parasitic relationship construct, whereby the narcissist vampirises the attention and good willed nature of the innocent victim. That is to say, the empath.

The narcissist usually does this because he/she feels powerless to self-generate positive validation and a strong self-image from within, so they take energy from those who are vulnerable and can enable them.

And while it does certainly help to identify this pattern, many empaths have overly bought into this model. This only further perpetuates the cycle moreso as the empath now believes that they are innately a victim because of their nature. They believe that they are powerless to this aspect of themselves, taking it in as all that they are, and that they will always be a victim to a manipulative and predatorial narcissistic bogeyman.

Continue reading: https://www.restherapy.co.uk/single-post/2017/07/18/The-Key-To-Becoming-The-Empowered-Empath