Oh Gosh I loved your post! First of all
all I want to do is talk to mushrooms, chickens and plants, as weird as that sounds.
And I thought I was alone!!! Thank you Jesus lol. I feel the same way and I guess this is typical for introverts.
I am so sorry to hear about bullying and I can relate so much! I also have build seriously thick walls as a way of protecting myself. I am still working at shaking off the consequences of early bullying on my behavior towards new people...
I am so happy when others share their true feelings and say through what they are going through, it is inspiring for real. I think that we all find our own rythm.
Being a super empath is hard. I still work on not allowing bullshit people to run me over. I decide to ignore and retreat. Still, I want to give people a chance to show that they are good. But maximum of 2-3 chances in enough.Let me tell you a quote of Oprah which I strive to live by and it helps:
When people show you who they are, believe them. The first time
Amen amen as we empaths are known for giving a million chances to people or circumstances that should have been ignored.
I am happy that you decided to stand up for yourself and leave a job which is depleting you of energy.
Your crunchy apple is so understanding and loving, just what an introvert with a need for space wants
Hugs🤗
I think it's harder as an empath because we do feel a lot for people, and we DO like people, even though they can hurt like hell! So it's super hard to turn people off, even if they're not serving you - even when they walk in the room their energy can really sap you!
The more I read you, the more alike I realise we are - that's HIVE for you, connecting people because we often bare ourselves in some kind of blogging catharsis! That way we get to know each other's hearts without all the bullshit, well, mostly!
Thanks so much for your lovely comment, it made me feel less alone too. Sometimes you can feel a bit mad on this life experience, right?
Yes, it is like a catharsis. I mean I even surprised myself by being so open on an online platform. It has brought the best from me because I had a hard time expressing my emotions since childhood and I did not manage to find an online outlet where I could feel safe to be myself without the fear of being judged. It is like therapy mixed with blogging , connecting and having fun. Quite unique and very much Hive hihi. I am so grateful for discovering this platform, I have talked with more like minded people in one year since I have been in here than I managed to do on all of the other social media platforms. Now I am focuses on Hive and it is the only place where I share my thoughts and feelings. Maybe this is why I dream one day to meet many of the Hiveians I have talked to face to face. What a great meeting that would be!
Life is a journey. I try to get better at navigating through it day by day. Some days are better, some are not. I find my faith in God to be the best remedy for all of my aches, including spiritual challenges like dealing with bad relationships, not so good people and so on.
What I feel now more predominantly than in other years is that I want to move closer to my purpose and enjoy life more. I feel that material possesions are not enough and that a job is not so fulfilling unless you have found your purpose in life. I feel that inner peace is more important than anything else and I make baby steps towards getting to know myself and love myself more every day.