summerpeach Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Test Results Your personality type is ENFJ. Extraverted (E) 61% Introverted (I) 39% Intuitive (N) 64% Sensing (S) 36% Feeling (F) 55% Thinking (T) 45% Judging (J) 64% Perceiving (P) 36% Link to comment
EQD Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Actually, it's not. It's a real term and a real emotion. Altho, hyperseisitivity is probably part of empathy. The reason is becuase of the influx of emotions, the empath is overly intune to the nuiances of others. It is far more overwhelming that straight sympathy. According to the dictionary, the opposite of Empathy is Apathy (not caring at all). yeah, but thats what google says. you can also look up psi vampires there too. doesnt mean it actually exists. Link to comment
NJRon Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 According to the dictionary, the opposite of Empathy is Apathy (not caring at all). That makes sense. I always felt that the opposite of love is apathy... not hate. Link to comment
summerpeach Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 When I practice apathy I feel half dead. I call that feeling being Flat Lined. I tried but I cannot be apathetic Link to comment
ramsickle1369 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 OK, so I took the Meyers Briggs test and was curious about my career. Everything on this list has interested me in some way (except sales). Interesting... Possible Career Paths for the ENFJ: Facilitator Consultant Psychologist Social Worker / Counselor Teacher Clergy Sales Representative Human Resources Manager Events Coordinator Sales Representative Politicians / Diplomats Writers Link to comment
waveseer Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Haha, I am an ENFJ and I'm a computer nerd. lol Link to comment
ramsickle1369 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 i think thats because empath is an informal label for people who are hypersensitive yeah, but thats what google says. you can also look up psi vampires there too. doesnt mean it actually exists. This wasn't google. this was the real dictionary. Why do you discount it? What is it that makes you so sure it's nonexistant? Are you apathetic? Link to comment
waveseer Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I call that feeling being Flat Lined. I tried but I cannot be apathetic Yeah, it sort of takes the color out of everything and makes it varying shades of gray. Link to comment
EQD Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 This wasn't google. this was the real dictionary. Why do you discount it? What is it that makes you so sure it's nonexistant? Are you apathetic? i'm just discounting the term. Link to comment
ramsickle1369 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 i'm just discounting the term. I mean no disrespect, but why? What makes you so sure it's a fallicy? link removed Link to comment
EQD Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 because the term doesnt exist. i believe in introvert and extrovert. i'd be curious to see if most 'empaths' fall under the extrovert category Link to comment
summerpeach Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 because the term doesnt exist. i believe in introvert and extrovert. i'd be curious to see if most 'empaths' fall under the extrovert category And as we know, because we can't see it means, it doesn't exist. Do you think the world is flat or round? Link to comment
waveseer Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Maybe ED is an empath that armored herself and we are the thorn. Link to comment
ramsickle1369 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 because the term doesnt exist. i believe in introvert and extrovert. i'd be curious to see if most 'empaths' fall under the extrovert category The term doesn't exist? Huh? Based on what? All you have to do is look it up in whatever dictionary you trust. How can you say something doesn't exist when it is clearly in the dictionary. Once again: Main Entry: empathy Part of Speech: noun Definition: understanding Synonyms: affinity, appreciation, being on same wavelength, being there for someone, communion, community of interests, compassion, comprehension, concord, cottoning to, good vibrations, hitting it off, insight, picking up on, pity, rapport, recognition, responsiveness, soul, sympathy, warmth Notes: empathy denotes a deep emotional understanding of another's feelings or problems, while sympathy is more general and can apply to small annoyances or setbacks sympathy means the stimulation in a person of feelings that are similar in kind to those that affect another person; empathy means a mental or affective projection into the feelings or state of mind of another person Antonyms: apathy, misunderstanding, unfeelingness SOURCE: link removed I am sure most empath's are introverts or extroverts. That's like saying most humans are male or female. They are not mutually exclusive. Link to comment
ramsickle1369 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 And as we know, because we can't see it means, it doesn't exist. Do you think the world is flat or round? Well heck, faith isn't tangible either! Emotions are not tangible either. Whatev... I think my empathic tendencies are getting the best of me! Link to comment
EQD Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 empath isnt a term. empathy is. like apath. apath isnt a term either. apathy is. the term empath seems to just be a word coined off of the word empathy to describe certain people who are hypersensitive. i am not saying you cant be sensitive or be whatever you are, i'm saying its not a legitimate term Link to comment
ramsickle1369 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Symantics, my dear. There are variations of all kinds of words. Empath, simply means a person who is empathetic. Link to comment
EQD Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Symantics, my dear. There are variations of all kinds of words. Empath, simply means a person who is empathetic. and who isnt empathetic? lets define what it isnt. Link to comment
NJRon Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Funny thing about language... only works if everyone agrees on the meaning of the words. I think I met an apath once Link to comment
EQD Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 yeah. and i met a deprez once. and a happ too. Link to comment
summerpeach Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Do you think empathetic people can only be in relationships with others who have the same level of empathy? Link to comment
waveseer Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Sneez, Sleep, Dop, Hap, Grump, Bash, Doc. Link to comment
waveseer Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Do you think empathetic people can only be in relationships with others who have the same level of empathy? I don't know, it might make it harder. Link to comment
ramsickle1369 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 and who isnt empathetic? lets define what it isnt. Read the definition I've posted twice now or look it up. And there are MANY people who are not empathetic. They are simply SYMpathetic. Research the differences. I'm not here to do it for you. Link to comment
EQD Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Sneez, Sleep, Dop, Hap, Grump, Bash, Doc. hahaha. see. they all represented different groups of people. Link to comment
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