I Don't Want to Be an Empath Anymore: How to Reclaim Your Power Over Emotional Overload, Maintain Boundaries, and Live Your Best Life

I've been struggling, a lot. I've always known my emotions were elevated. I blamed a family history of mental illness: depression, anxiety, paranoia or ADHD. I was diagnosed with depression, but never found resolve.I've always been good at listening and I have a way with words that make people think I'm "special". When in reality, I'm simply an empath, who craves the respect, love and care that I give to others.I read the first two pages and immediately I knew what I was going through my life with (I'm 28), was in fact, my strong personality that is suffocating me.I hope this book will give me an idea of what it means to stop caring so much. But it's so hard. Why would you want to treat someone how you don't want to be treated? It's the golden rule of life after all.I'll update after reading.

This is for anyone who is an empath. Must read

It was ok

I've always been especially sensitive to the emotions of people around me and it's not something I can say I've enjoyed. I appreciate the author doesn't lightwash the realities of being an empath. It's overwhelming and sometimes draining, stressful and entirely unpleasant. I spent the better part of 2019 healing from an abusive relationship with a narcissist, which is a situation I never had to deal with prior to then. I felt terrified and lost for a long time. The experience changed me forever, and going forward has been a difficult process.I picked up this book in hopes I could learn some new info going forward to take better care of myself emotionally, to not be taken advantage of like I was ever again. I discovered new methods for finding peace and healing here, which I really appreciated. I especially loved the analogy of healing to Kintsugi, the japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. There are a lot of great tips in here and I read through this book a few times in the past month. I'd highly recommend it.

If your an empath you dont need to read about what one is for 75% of the book. You just want to turn it off which is what I thought this book was about. I keep having to go back to it cause for some odd reason unlike other stuff I read I just cant seem to retain the info. You have to swim through a bunch of stuff and read between the lines to get the tid bits of the stuff I was after. I think I could go on tiktok and get more direct answers ha!

...Because oftentimes, I don't want to be one anymore.This book was the tether I needed to help bring me back to myself and remind me why I came here."It's not (always) about you..." No truer words have been spoken in instances like this.This book's exercises work if you work them...and allow and just BE.I am grateful to the author.I energetically cried because I thought no one else understood. She did and answered the call.I am now, doing the same.

What I liked most about this book was the honesty involved in it. The parts about identifying your villain and your victim and learning how to make them coexist and be apart of you; realizing that you are whole because you have been broken; and taking the time to identify core wounds and learn to cope with them all spoke to me. At times it felt like I was having a conversation with an old friend and at other times it felt like a Goddess had stepped beyond the veil to teach a valuable lesson. There are plenty of sections that encourage you to get involved and work on yourself as well as plenty of recommendations for self care. I have never experimented with energy healing or crystals so I can't comment on the validity of those sections but I imagine that everything written there is accurate. All in all it was a quick but powerful read. Well done, Ora!

Okay, now that I've got you reading thanks to my attention-grabbing headline, I'll explain. This is a wonderful, wonderful book that is geared towards empaths but contains practical advice for everyone! I wish that everyone I knew was aware of and practiced the emotional tools laid out in this book. It also opened my eyes to some experiences I had as a child and how it shaped my life.Great read! You're guaranteed to get something out of this, so I highly recommend you give it a read.

This book answered a lot of questions, I could relate to do much of it. You need to work at it and do the exercises but it’s worth it.

After recenfly finishing this book ot has been amazing! I recognised myself in this so many times as i read it & was often in tears (in a good way) it is a mist for any dmpaths with great guidance & ideas for self care in a creative way!! One of the best books i own!!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I decided to read it all before taking time out to do each section, so my next job will be revisiting chapters and taking part in the do the work sections. I have been guided to this book and the author and they are providing support and guidance where it is needed and I could not see it for myself yet. Beautifully written too. Certainly highly recommended from me.Thank youToni x

Ich bin begeister von diesem Buch und habe es direkt weiterempfohlen.Für Empathen, die mit ihrer Empathie überfordert sind, nie gelernt haben effwktiv damit umzugehen, sich vom Leben rumgeschubst fühlen, eine klasse Lektüre. Die Autorin holt den Leser in jeder Situation ab, mit den Gefühlen und Erfahrungen, die man als Empath in der Schattenseite hat, und erläutert, warum das bei Empathen so anders ist. Abschließend gibt es immer kleine Übungen, die man als Denkanstoß nutzen kann und für sich selbst umsetzen oder umschreiben kann.Mir persönlich hat die Übung zum Indentifizieren von eigenen vs anderer Gefühle sehr geholfen, und ich arbeite immernoch, diesmal nicht ängstlich oder im Affekt mit meinen Schattengefühlen, sondern mit Neugierde, wenn ich mich wieder im Schatten ertappe.Ich kann es Empathen im Schatten nur ans Herz legen.

I loved it. And I can guarantee that my criteria is very demanding. I have read almost everything in my years of personal inner work. As an empath, I felt so identified with the author. The book helped me to validate many sensations and processes that I have experienced myself. When I finished it, I felt that I had more confidence in my process, and in my purpose. More security and more clarity. Thank you Orah for sharing your gift with the world. Big hugs from Madrid ;-)