BLOG SESSION

June 2017

Good Afternoon Blog Readers, Followers & Visitors ~ You have just stepped into our next Blog Session where we are asking you to get your Journals out, your ink pen, and get ready to put yourself in someone else's shoes.

Today we are doing a quick review of a subject matter that we had discussed previously in one of our other Blog Sessions.  It is called, "empathy" . . .

em·pa·thy ~ /ˈempəTHē/

Empathy is the ability to understand

and share the feelings of another.

How often do you honestly use empathy in your day to day life?

In our last Blog Session we discussed OCPD ~ Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, and hypersensitivity. We also talked about how those with OCPD have the capacity to experience great emotional depth because of their hypersensitivity.

What everyone needs to jot down in their Journals is this...

"People with OCPD have a natural gift for empathy."

Where does hypersensitivity come into the picture?

As we discussed in our last Blog Session, people with OCPD have the capacity to experience great emotional depth because of their hypersensitivity.  They are able to feel emotions that most of the world will never be able to feel or understand. People with emotional sensitivity also have a heightened sense of the emotions of others.  People with OCPD have the ability to see right through surface level communication.  In an instant, people with OCPD can assess the body language and tone of voice of others and figure out the true emotions behind all the masks that people put on. Some people with extreme emotional sensitivity, possess a near-psychic ability to sense even the history of emotions, hurts, and pains of others.  And, there are some people who can even sense the pain and suffering of a collective group of people.  Those with OCPD have all the right tools to enrich the lives of others through empathy.

Why then are there so many people with OCPD who do not practice their natural gift for empathy?  The answer is anxiety.

Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.  Anxiety is akin to fear.

If you are a person with OCPD, in order to redeem your natural gift for empathy, you'll need to face your fear of negative emotions.  This fear cannot be faced, however, if you continue to make use of the very things that prevent you from experiencing your emotions.   Therefore, you must resist the urge to use your defense mechanisms.

When negative emotions are no longer things that need to be feared and avoided, people with OCPD can then begin to feel the negative emotions of others.  It is nothing to be afraid of, nor is this ability to be feared.  What happens is that you as a person with OCPD, will be able to empathize with those who need your support.  Empathy is a "gift" to be shared.

"Empathy is a "gift" to be shared."

Putting yourself in another person's shoes is what we are talking about here today.  That is what empathy is all about. It is about learning to get out of your shoes for a minute, and put on the shoes of someone in need of help with emotional pain, negative emotions, bad feelings, depression, problems, issues, and in some cases dire circumstances.  If you are able to feel the emotions of others, then you are able to empathize with them.  This is not for the faint of heart.

You'll need to inspire yourself.  Lift yourself up mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.  Once you equip yourself, you will be better able to assist others.  You will be able to truly empathize with another person and help them through their pain.

Many people are hurting on a daily basis, and you may not be aware of what they are going through if you choose to ignore your gift of "empathy".  Just walking past someone instead of stopping to say a kind word to them is how cold, callus, and uncaring people lose touch with their empathic side.  A smile can go a long way.

Asking someone how they are doing, and really being sincere about the question is something that is rare these days. Kindness has gone by the way-side.  And we need to do something about it.

Learn how to care . . .

Empathize

Listen

As we sign out for today's Blog Session, I'll leave you with this thought for the next person you come in contact with who may need your support . . .

"...get ready to put yourself in someone else's shoes."

Have a blessed day until we meet here again Friends ~

Peace, Love & Light,

 René

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