Value of Pets for an Empath

I love my alone time, but there are days when I'm lonely. Empaths need contact with other people to bring home and analyze and learn from, but those moments when I'm all by myself and not lonely are valuable to me.

Of course, living with a zillion cats isn't exactly being alone, but they are gentle creatures, quiet, loving. Non-judgmental. All they need and want is a good scratch under the chin or a stroke of the head.

Pets are a wonderful way to enjoy your empathy. Most pets are attached to you and spread happy feelings through your home and into your very being. Of course, there are some neurotic ones out there, but you, as an empath, can change the way they feel. Many unbalanced pets need a little extra TLC, and you can "push," as I explained in my hand book Psychic First Steps, into the little critter your love and affection.

This can take some time, but your pet will respond.

For you, having pets of any kind who call to you can be grounding, and balance you back to your old self after socializing. Simply touching them and looking into their adoring eyes can make you feel all that love humans are so afraid of giving out.

Empathy, feeling others' emotions, is a gift, but can be a curse if you're bombarded by other people's negative emotions. But with animals, pets, you may find you're most attracted to those who don't judge, can live with you can love you without projecting the negativity so many people live with.

A person may be angry or hurt by something that happened to them and you can feel it, but a pet will most likely always be there to give you a boost and tell you, "I love you," with only their eyes and a snuggle, bringing you back to yourself and your own emotions. Also, they project into you their adoration and affection, which you, as an empath, can feel.