Do people tell you about their problems?

[eggsilikeskitzo7]

One day, my friend went up to me and said, "You know Joe, I have this weird feeling that i can come talk to you about anything and that you'll understand. (She doesn't know i'm an empath) Do your friends ever do that to you? OR do they just tell you your problems and you don't know why? Do people tend to trust you? Please respond

[JediKaren]

Please type out "people" "why"

Yes I get that a lot. That is a common sign that your are an empath.

[Xackek]

Yeah. People come to me frequently to tell me their problems and ask for advice. I dont know why they choose me, but they say that they can trust me and that I give good advice. Almost as if I put myself into their shoes. Maybe I've been an empath all this time and not even know it .

[Mr.Experiment]

Well before random people came to me for advice for no reasons, but now people know me for the advice and I just get alot of people...alot of people asking for advice.

~Jano

[eggsilikeskitzo7]

i'm glad i'm not the only one!

[hardrock]

It's funny because it happens to me all the time....People of all ages like my presence. They really do feel like they can talk to me about anything....And they really can. I know i have had some co-workers who were a little jealous of the fact that the geriatrics loved being around me. I think they new i wasn't trying to pretend to be something that i am not. And that the elderly people could sense my sensitivity. I am a very caring person. I worked in a retirement home for 9 years. Even my kids friends come to talk to me. And little kids like elementary kids want to be around me... Thats a good thing.

[must]

Yeah i get this all the time.....and sometimes, I just get these words come out my mouth, like answers i did not know i could say to them........

[hardrock]

lol...I hear ya. I feel the same way sometimes. I only wish i could live up to my own expectations..hahaha

[Rippy]

Oh. My. God. Yes. It's honestly very annoying. I can be very impatient with people, though I pretend to care, honestly if I'm not close to them I often have trouble listening to the problems they bring up.

I've literally had people who I had only talked to once or twice walk up to me and tell me about all their suicidal tendancies, horrifying pasts, abusive parents, ect. I can't really deal with all their problems, I'm not a therapist. >> But I'll try.

[Empath]

This happens alot to me at school and in my everyday thing. I always give advice and listen to people. I once considered becoming the advice columist at my school, but I couldn't because I was already in another after school activity.

My friends always gush their hearts out to me and they always don't know why. They just say I'm a "good listener".

[Electro]

I get that sometimes... But only girls tell me that because they dig me... =-]

[rae]

That happens to me a lot. I don't really have to prod people to talk to me about their problems. Sometimes they just unleash them on me and I get uncomfortable. I've been told a few times that it's easy for people to talk to me about their emotions.