Are You a Relationship Empath?

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Relationship empath

Are You a Relationship Empath?

Are you a relationship empath? In a relationship do you absorb your partner’s stress? Do you feel like the closer you are to someone the more intense empathy gets? Or perhaps you unknowingly avoid romantic partnerships because deep down you’re afraid of getting suffocated. A part of you wants a soul mate; another part is frightened. To determine whether you’re a relationship empath take the following quiz.

Have I been labeled as overly sensitive?	Yes	No
Am I afraid of getting engulfed or losing my identity in intimate relationships?	Yes	No
Do I prefer taking my own car places so I can leave when I please?	Yes	No
Do I get drained by too much togetherness and require time alone to refuel?	Yes	No
Do I sometimes prefer sleeping alone?	Yes	No
When my partner and I travel do I prefer adjoining rooms?	Yes	No
Do I tend to take on by my partner’s stress or physical symptoms?	Yes	No
Do I feel overwhelmed by noise, smells, crowds, or excessive talking?	Yes	No

To calculate your results:

If you answered yes to one to three of these questions you’re at least part relationship empath.
Responding yes to four to six questions indicates strong empathic tendencies with partners.
If you answered yes to seven or eight questions you are a certified relationship empath.

This quiz is from The Empath’s Survival Guide by Judith Orloff MD

Judith Orloff, MD is a New York Times bestselling author with the upcoming book The Genius of Empathy: Practical Skills to Heal Yourself, Your Relationships and the World (Foreword by the Dalai Lama). She has also written The Empath’s Survival Guide and Thriving as an Empath, which offers daily self-care tools for sensitive people. She integrates the pearls of conventional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition, empathy, energy medicine, and spirituality. Dr. Orloff specializes in treating empaths and highly sensitive people in her private practice and online internationally. Her work has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Oprah Magazine, the New York Times and USA Today. Dr. Orloff has spoken at Google-LA, TEDx U.S. and TEDx Asia. More information about Dr. Orloff’s Empathy Training Programs for businesses, The Empath Survival Guide Online Course and speaking schedule at www.drjudithorloff.com.

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