That's a very nice reflection. My teacher Matt Kahn always says, that if you wonder if you are a narcissist, you are most likely an empath, because a narcissist won't think that he is one.
The empowerment part is in fact a huge difference. The narcissist believes, he needs to be empowered in his personality and ego, while the empath needs empowerment in trusting their intuition and that the emotions he is sensing are not theirs. The narcissist has an superior ego structure, while the empath has an inferior one. The Ego of an empath feeds off "not being good enough", Even if it's not black and white, from what you are writing, I would say, you are most likely more on the empath side. Thank you!