I am a Highly Sensitive Person and an Empath. I used to think I shouldn't be happy when someone else was struggling.

I am a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).

I have felt that life was difficult since I was a teenager, but as society has become more diverse and I have grown older, it has become a little easier to live.

And I also believe I am an empath.
An empath is someone like this.

I identified with 16 out of the 19 points above.
It's as if they are talking about me 💦

When someone at work was feeling unwell, I would often start feeling unwell myself.This happened quite often.

Also,I sometimes feel sick when listening to people bad-mouthing others, and I have written about that experience in this article as well.

It is also said that empaths have the characteristic offeeling other people's worries as their own and worrying along with them.

I relate to this quite a bit, and there have been times when I found out someone I knew on social media or in real life was ill or going through a tough time, and I would end up feeling miserable myself.

And even when I felt happy or
was having a good time,

if an acquaintance or friend was going through a difficult period,
I would often think that I shouldn't be happy or have fun either.

But the truth is, there is almost never a time when everyone you know or are friends with is completely happy and fulfilled.

So, even when someone is struggling or sick, I've come to realize that if I feel happy, it's okay for me to be happy.

I realized that I am allowed to be happy for my own sake, and that I should be happy.

And while having an empathic nature has made life difficult at times, I want to use my high level of empathy as a personal strength and put it to good use in sharing messages like this.

Also, this book discusses being an empath, and I found it very interesting.

The author is Anita Moorjani, who has an incredible true story of surviving a near-death experience while suffering from terminal cancer throughout her body.

This book, which describes Anita's near-death experience, has become a bestseller with over a million copies sold in 45 countries.

It has a lot of text and is a translation of a foreign book, so some of the phrasing can be a bit difficult to read, but both books made me feel that living is a truly wonderful and enjoyable thing.

Please read it if you are interested.✨

And I would be happy if this article resonates with people like me who struggle with life and have high empathy.♪

May you be happy for your own sake, not for anyone else's.＾＾

Thank you for reading until the end.✨

In this note, I will

• share stories that heal the struggles of highly sensitive people

• convey the wonderful qualities of highly sensitive people
  
  

, and

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• Thoughts and things I can empathize with

• Ways to ease your worries

I will be sharing things like this, so
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