12 Things Every Empath Needs Their Partner To Know

12 Things Every Empath Needs Their Partner To Know explores key ideas related to psychology, presented clearly and practically.

Whether we’re talking about super empaths,

highly empathetic person, when it comes to

romantic relationships, extreme empathy can

romantic connection with an empath requires

a deep understanding that can be difficult for

some empaths to explain themselves. So, what

do empaths really want their partners to know?

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Number 1: They cannot change, so don’t expect it

Empaths were born with their innate sensitivity

and understanding of the world around them. They

did not choose the empath life, the empath life

chose them. So, in other words, empaths cannot

change or ignore their heightened abilities, and

they expect their partner to understand that.

In fact, nothing will drive an empath further

away than being faced with a partner or friend

that tries to change their deep empathy. They know

they are quite different from other people and if

that isn’t accepted on the other end, they will

eventually close themselves off to their partner.

Number 2: They need to be taken seriously

All empaths have their own unique sense of

creativity that opens up their perception of their

surroundings. With these complex perspectives,

they tend to come up with other-worldly ideas

and opinions that may not make total sense to

non-empaths. Ironically, empaths crave a partner

in which they can pour their hearts out to,

hoping to be taken seriously regardless of how

woo-woo their approach may seem. So, although

it’s easy for partners of empaths to brush off

the concepts they don’t quite understand, empaths

require a type of open-mindedness where they can

expand these unorthodox ways of thinking and not

be judged by them After all, it’s these ideas that

make the empath such a powerful member of society.

ruminate and analyze over even the most minor

of situations. And although it can be tempting

to encourage an empathetic partner to simply

‘let go’ of the thought they’re fixated on,

providing unconditional support goes a much longer

way. Of course empaths would simply let it go if

they could, but it’s just not that simple - and

they know it better than anyone could ever judge.

In fact, support in their empathic tendencies

is one of the only ways true empaths are able

to open up to their closest connections. Without

this comfort and safety, empaths will remain

closed off in fear of being misunderstood.

They use their alone time to recharge from their

auto-pilot energy absorbing ways, and without it,

they can easily slip into bouts of empath burnout

and rage. Consequently, empaths require a partner

that truly respects this boundary without becoming

annoyed or offended with the distance it may

create within the relationship. Their partner

needs to know that they aren’t being malicious

in their desire and need for alone time, in fact,

they are only doing it to ensure they can be the

best version of themselves for not only their

own sake, but also that of everyone around them.

Number 5: Restrictions will only cause havoc

Similar to the empaths non-negotiable need for

alone time, most people with extreme empathy

also have specific practices that they use to

properly navigate and balance their involuntary

abilities. These creative outlets can be different

for every empath, whether it’s music, painting,

photography, dancing, writing, volunteering,

spending time with animals, exercise, nature,

you name it. Empaths use these hobbies to

drive their much needed passion, and without

that passion, they can easily lose themselves

in the stress that comes with their unique gifts.

Therefore, approval and encouragement to maintain

Equipped with inherent lie detecting abilities,

most empaths can sense when someone is lying,

so realistically there is no point in fib-telling

when dealing with this intuitive type. In fact,

empaths have a great deal of understanding and

tolerance for all types of relationship mishaps,

making truth-telling much easier. So, while

it may seem like sugar-coating details and

confessions will spare their sensitive feelings,

nothing will hurt an empath more than dishonesty.

Empaths know they’re different, and don’t expect

their partner to understand all the complexity

that comes with their inherent abilities. They can

see how their high sensitivity can seem like an

overreaction, and how they’re intuitive gifts can

seem like bogus claims. However, empaths want to

know that their partner believes them above all

else. So, mocking intuitive findings by calling

them coincidences, or questioning their judgments

towards toxic people can make an empath feel alone

in their partnership. These traits have so much

to do with who an empath is that if they are

constantly overlooked, an empath can begin to

feel a lack of acceptance from their partner.

There's a seriousness surrounding every empath

that non-empathetic people can’t quite relate to.

With such deep understandings of the world and

the tendency to continuously be absorbing moods

and energy from the people around them, empaths

can easily slip into a deep introspective state

that is difficult to kick. In these times empaths

rely on the positive energy around them to pull

them out. They sometimes need to be reminded

to stop and smell the flowers, laugh a little,

and enjoy the life in front of them. In fact,

having a partner that can efficiently lighten

up an empath's serious demeanor can drastically

Number 9: Some days they don’t need saving

Contrary to the empath’s need to sometimes be

pulled out of their never-ending thought cycle,

there are other times where empaths don’t want

to be saved at all. When it all becomes too much,

themselves from everything and everyone, however,

this can look very different in comparison

to their usual need for alone time. In fact,

there are times where empaths may self-isolate

for days at a time, especially after experiencing

big changes or sudden life events. And the

last thing they need in these times is to be

swarmed or emotionally needed, even if the

distance is difficult for the other partner.

Empaths not only feel things deeply, but they

also love with their whole heart. In fact,

the amount of care and understanding empaths are

capable of bringing to people’s lives can feel too

good to be true in the beginning stages of an

empath relationship. They love with such great

intensity when they feel comfortable in their

surroundings, but should their love fall into the

wrong hands - all hell will break loose. In the

right hands, however, an empath's ever-evolving

love can change their partner forever, but only

if they’re willing to accept their unique quarks.

People that experience high sensitivity and

extreme empathy towards others tend to take

their socializing boundaries quite seriously, and

rightfully so. With auto-pilot energy absorption,

and sometimes those feelings aren’t so pleasant.

They may have unexplainable feelings towards

a group of people or place that fuels their

hesitation, or they may just not be feeling

100% emotionally charged and ready to take on

additional energy. Whatever the reason, causing

a ruckus to encourage an empath to socialize

will never work, so there is no use in trying!

some empaths can experience a great deal of

emotional and mental stress on a daily basis.

Sometimes all it takes is an emotionally moving

TV commercial or any other form of injustice,

inequality or toxicity in this world and an empath

can be moved to tears. They can feel the feelings

of the people involved in the most unthinkable

stories, and with that comes extreme emotion.

Sure it may seem dramatic at times, like when

they’re the only ones crying in the movie theatre,

but realistically they just can’t help themselves.

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10 Infj Careers To Avoid At All Costs

10 Infj Careers To Avoid At All Costs explores key ideas related to psychology, presented clearly and practically.

With endless creativity and perfectionism,

the INFJ makes a great employee or business

familiar with the specific career sectors

that are most suitable for the INFJ personality

type.. but what about the jobs that just aren’t

10 jobs all INFJs should avoid at all costs.

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If you’re an INFJ yourself, you’ll understand

that avoiding politics as a career choice

Well, besides the fact that politics and governance

of tea, there's much more to be said about

why INFJs should avoid this career sector

One of those reasons being, there is no emotion

Many politicians are known to use a narcissistic

and unreliable form of artificial empathy

towards the masses, in hopes of getting on

However, INFJs see right through this facade.

They are highly principled with very high

morals, meaning they have little room for

to even be slightly interested in talking

about political matters, nevermind getting

With a lack of creativity and observation,

a repetitive customer service job that entails

replying to countless emails and phone calls

can suck the motivation out of the imaginative

Not to mention, INFJs aren’t entirely skilled

at upselling or pestering people into buying

into new offers, discounts and sales that

usually come with customer representative

interested, and can actually end up feeling

pretty cringed out when they go against their

intuitive notions for the sake of their job.

INFJs want to help and save people, but not

Similar to the customer service sector, it

may seem like paramedics and other people-saving

careers would be right up an INFJs alley,

Despite their natural problem-solving instincts,

INFJs are much more equipped to deal with

long-term problems rather than quick-thinking

Sure, they can manage working under pressure

when it’s called for but these short-term

problem solving careers leave little room

for the INFJ to complete their in-depth analysis

Instead, people-helping careers such as counsellors,

therapists and social workers tend to be a

Without stating the obvious, militarian jobs

such as the army, air force or navy require

2 things the INFJ isn’t willing to go without.

In these types of service careers you are

trained to follow orders without question,

and seems that INFJs tend to question just

about everything in life in order to find

the deeper meaning behind it, blindly following

orders isn’t anywhere near fitting for this

The rigid routine and structured discipline

can instantly crush an INFJs creative and

empathetic spark, leaving them with a crushed

Not to mention the concept of military and

war being something most INFJs don’t agree

We spoke about customer service jobs, which

But what is it about a desk job that is so

unappealing for the INFJ personality type?

Well, lack of innovation and opportunities

for intellectual growth is a great start.

INFJs are on a never-ending quest to self

improvement, and there’s nothing more dampening

on this underlying desire than a 9-5 desk

If an INFJ poors their efforts into something

day after day with little-to-no proof of real

growth or contribution to a bigger picture,

Plus, the work environment is far from ideal.

Loud noises, interrupting coworkers, bright

lights and repetitive tasks are nothing short

of a nightmare for this highly sensitive type

that is so influenced by their surroundings.

An INFJ police would probably let a lot of

people get away with only a slap on the hand.

Considering the INFJ’s stereotypical tendency

to give everyone they meet the benefit of

the doubt, this empathetic type would certainly

have difficulties with maintaining sternness

With strong views and opinions on the structural

end of society, most INFJs also have a reluctance

to conform to the rules and regulations that

And so, if an INFJ gets into the law and policing

career sector, they may find themselves feeling

uncomfortable with the laws they’re required

They may question the legitimacy and reasoning

behind the set laws, which only results in

them questioning why they’re the ones responsible

INFJs are naturally big-picture oriented,

and can often look past the finer details

of things, making a career in finances a little

more challenging for them compared to other

INFJs love to analyze and observe, but that’s

only when it comes to humans and the world

A career in finances requires a keen eye for

data and details, and doesn’t require any

In fact, being held responsible for other

people’s money alone can make the INFJ quite

Not to mention, repetitive jobs that require

the same tasks day in and day out can be extremely

Public speaking for the sake of motivating

and helping others actually doesn’t sound

Considering the INFJ’s natural ability to

motivate and understand others, combined with

their deep calling to help humanity, motivational

speaking can actually come across as a considerably

formulate their deepest thoughts into words,

However, most INFJs prefer the written aspect

In other words, they are much more in tune

with their writing abilities than they are

their speaking abilities, and because of that,

motivational speaking may pose some challenges

Of course, if this passionate personality

type were to set their mind to it, there would

The innovation and originality that goes into

being a professional chef or cook may be enticing

more to this career than just playing with

A career as a chef comes with high stress,

high demand, and an intense work environment

that not every personality type is cut out

With a required keen eye for detail and an

unavoidable high stress workplace with high

expectations, the creativity that goes into

being a chef eventually becomes not as fun

The fast-paced, loud and slightly angry work

environment of a professional kitchen can

take its toll on the highly sensitive INFJ,

leaving them feeling dull and burnout in the

Coding, IT, computer engineering, you name

Sure, tech jobs are on the rise, and usually

come with the promise of decent career stability

and a good pay cheque, but all of that is

irrelevant to the INFJ who craves purpose.

The tech industry is practical, tedious and

game that calls for the INFJ’s most prominent

This career sector only comes with disinterests

and things most INFJs tend to avoid when job

searching, like a competitive and overworked

work environment, lack of creativity and originality,

Well, that wraps up today’s video, Psych-os..

in one of these careers as an INFJ, and what

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12 Surprising Secrets Of The Infp Personality Type

12 Surprising Secrets Of The Infp Personality Type explores key ideas related to psychology, presented clearly and practically.

10 Honest Reasons Infjs Are The Ideal Role Models

10 Honest Reasons Infjs Are The Ideal Role Models explores key ideas related to psychology, presented clearly and practically.

Role model: ‘A person looked to by others

with an accumulation of innate traits that make

them beyond honest, caring, and hard working

they may be more of a role model to others than

they think. Despite feeling inadequate at times..

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Number 1: They respect people’s time and energy

Punctuality, returning favors, and everyday

kind gestures are the unspoken expectations

of most humans in the world. However, if you

were to expect this from everyone you meet,

you’d soon find yourself disappointed in just

how little respect people have for one another.

This is something the INFJ tends to intuitively

express despite their thoughtfulness rarely being

returned. Simple acts such as showing up on time,

holding the door open for someone behind them,

letting someone in in traffic, and taking mental

note as to who they owe a favor or two for sets

the tone for that much needed respect that

seems to be lacking. All they ask is that it’s

acknowledged and in that, hopefully encourages

someone to see the volumes the simplest acts

self-reflecting type who holds extremely high

standards for themselves, they naturally lead

by example whether they like it or not. INFJs

understand that nobody can change for the better

if they stay blind to what needs to be changed.

And so, by avoiding resorting to pointing fingers,

and pushing blame, they’ve become accustomed

to retracting and ruminating about how their

decisions played a part. Of course, living in

a world built on corporations that have their

fair share of blame and lack of owning up,

this quality can make all the difference for

There’s no way around the INFJ’s awareness when

it comes to not only their own personal growth.

However, it’s not only for themselves that they

encourage this crucial mental-health component.

The INFJ actually admires the concept of personal

growth as a whole, for the people they love

and really for anyone they meet - especially

regarding those who look to them for direction,

advice or sympathy. And so, when it comes to being

a role model figure, this INFJ characteristic

becomes beneficial in more ways than one. Not

only do people look at their self-improvement

priority and feel inspired, but the people in

an INFJ’s life know they can turn to them for

honest advice regarding their own elevation. In

fact, if INFJ’s knew just how much they encourage

others to take a deeper look into who they are

and where they can improve their lives for the

sake of their own happiness, they would be taken

aback by just how much of an impact they make.

utilize every angle of the bigger picture

They see all aspects of life as interconnected,

and yet, they also understand how the simplest

of details can change the entire course of

an outcome. And so, they avoid jumping to

conclusions, or taking one-sided opinions without

first filling in all the missing details. They

avoid getting caught up in the he-said-she-said,

gossip, and pointless disagreements that make up

so much of today’s conversions. Instead, the INFJ

tends to be more focused on how they can connect

people and ideas, how they can properly encourage

others to change their negative point of view, and

ultimately facilitate harmony within the situation

at hand. And in a world of conclusion-jumping,

this approach can encourage others to steer

Marching to the beat of their own drum, is

an uncompromisable need of every INFJ. By

unintentionally paying little mind to the social

expectations that have been set out for them by

societal constructs and pushed role models. While

others are inclined to fall for looking up to the

people made apparent through fame and fortune,

INFJs are far less willing to fall for the

mirage. Without substance and proof of humility,

there’s no one the INFJ would look to as a role

model just for the sake of talent. Since they’re

not stuck on tradition, and following the crowd,

it’s fair to say that most INFJs would never

blindly follow something or someone just for

the sake of fitting in. Everyone they listen

to, follow or even try to be like is due to them

seeing something they value. Something deeper than

the car they drive or the mansion they live in.

Despite their at-times procrastination tendencies,

there's no doubt that INFJs love value and truly

appreciate when things are done right. They’re

not keen on taking the easy way out, skipping out

on the minor details, or turning a blind-eye on

the crucial components of a personal project,

hobby or relationship. They take their time,

they think through decisions, and they try and

predict which approaches are most appropriate.

While this can seem too time consuming to some

people who may even end up growing impatient at

this approach, it shows that rushing and leaving

out the significant details can often lead to

unnecessary panic. This balance of perfectionism

and quality that all INFJs possess in their

day-to-day lives do come with their challenges,

but likely, these aren’t apparent to the outer

world. Instead, they’re seen as productive and

motivated - two characteristic people could

benefit from having an inspiration to follow.

Number 7: They value self care over competition

INFJs may be considered perfectionistic at

times, but there's no doubt they value periods

of rest & recharge when needed. Considered a

privilege in most cases, taking time for self

care is almost taboo in today’s day and age.

However since INFJs are known for their deep

need of solitude, caring for themselves comes

as a second nature. Actually, their self-care

tendencies don’t stop there. As a matter of fact,

INFJs utilize the power of self-reflection as a

form of checking in with their mental health

and have a hesitancy towards encouraging the

concept of working relentlessly. Contradictory,

INFJs may have their times of all work, no play;

but they never set that as a standard as some

other personality types tend to do. They always

encourage the concept of there being more to

life than deadlines, and competition. While this

may all be in an attempt to avoid burnout, they

lead by example by showing the people around them

that it’s not necessary to run oneself into the

ground to achieve a little satisfaction in life.

Any good role model requires a good set of natural

planning skills. There’s no point in looking up to

someone who has no clue as to who they are and

where they’re headed. And while most INFJs would

probably agree that they’re always somewhat

lost in life, their future-focused optimism

allows them to play around with potential future

endeavors. INFJs are natural strategic planners

in their everyday lives, and rarely feel at

ease when they begin living life by repetition

and auto-pilot mode - which so many people fall

victim to. In fact, besides the fact that most

INFJs rely on to-do lists and future-oriented

goals, they also have the knack for sifting

out potential dead-ends, unnecessary uses of

time, and unideal outcomes; making planning

all that more specific and particular. By using

past lessons appropriately it’s as if they have

the ability to form plans of action while ensuring

they properly balance their idealism. This allows

them to make goals that are attainable in

expecting and demanding immediate perfection.. A

crucial step that most people tend to overlook.

They say money rules the world, and there’s

the better observation is that the ‘world’

is filled with corruption, toxic competition

and hatred because of it. When money is the only

driving force behind the directions taken in life,

you can bet happiness will slowly dwindle.

most times they avoid the motive of money

resources to stay afloat. Purpose and meaning

is at the forefront of everything the INFJ does,

their waking hours to count by contributing

to a grander cause than simply receiving a pay

cheque. They don’t allow greed or ego to take

over their goals in life, and that alone is

a lesson many could learn from. If everyone

followed the INFJ’s lack of importance they place

on materialism, it’s fair to say the world would

be a much kinder, creative and safe place.

Number 10: They refuse to stroke other’s egos

Speaking of ego, INFJs see right through the oh-so

common ego-based corruption in today’s world. Yet,

not only can they easily identify it, they avoid

playing into it at all costs. Despite their

perceived people-pleasing nature, no matter how

much they would benefit from a specific connection

built on an egoistic foundation, they will take

their business elsewhere. This is exactly what so

many people lack the confidence and self-respect

to do. They don’t relate to the need for power

over others, or the need to attain an inflated

sense of self-worth rooted in egoistic motives.

Not only does this moral high ground set out a

good example for people who give into other’s

need for self-importance but it also shows

the inflated egoistic individuals themselves

that they’re nothing without others approval.

They humble them through their disinterest,

and hopefully give them the understanding that

people can see right through their toxic approach.

Well PSYCH-Os, that’s it for today.. So, would you

say the INFJ is an ‘ideal’ role model according to

these 10 reasons? Let us know why or why not in

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