The term emotionally toxic sounds rather harsh, doesn’t it? But it is simply another way to describe an Empath who has become unbalanced and their emotions unstable.

When we become overwhelmed with emotions, whether they be ours or those we lift from others, the ability to properly filter our feelings becomes compromised. Our past insecurities resurface and we often become vulnerable and emotionally intoxicated.

Before we look at the causes of emotional toxicity, in an Empath, we’ll take a peek at the 7 main symptoms:

1.  You don’t feel Yourself

This is the biggest sign of being emotionally toxic; not feeling like your usual self. Its almost as if your energy is stagnant and sludgy, and you lack the energy to find ways to snap yourself out of it.

2. You lack motivation

If you become lethargic in both your body and mind, and don’t feel like trying anything new, this could be another sign of emotional toxicity. Especially if you once considered yourself as a bit of a go-getter. When uour vitality diminishes, it becomes an effort to make decisions or to stay on top of everyday tasks

3. You find fault in most things

When you constantly see faults and flaws in the world, it can be a sign that you have become so overwhelmed by emotions that it has altered your perception. You seem to find your focus is constantly taken to negative issues.

4. You can’t let go of that which no longer serves

When suffering with emotional toxicity, you often become stuck in life. You can’t move forward because you are either too afraid to let go of that which no longer serves or you lack the motivation.

5. You quickly get on the defensive

If you are highly sensitive to others, over the slightest things, when you never used to be, there is always a reason behind it. When you become overly defensive, it’s often because you are protecting yourself from what you could consider to be harmful.

6. You feel insecure

If your confidence has massively waned and you lose faith in yourself, this could be another tell-tale sign of toxicity. When your self-esteem takes a nosedive and you become burdened with insecurities, you often feel utterly defenceless, almost as though you have lost your power.

7. You have a leaky aura

The Empath’s energy field (aura) is constantly under stress. A poor diet, worry, alcohol, stimulants, medications and other people’s energy, weaken the aura, making it permeable. This is bad news. A leaky energy field not only lets energy out but also allows in too much energy, in the way of other people’s negative energy, thought forms and emotions (see this post to learn more). This is the last thing we need if we are suffering emotional toxicity.

Ways to Heal

The good news is there are many ways to heal from emotional toxicity. We first need to start in understanding from where the problem arises.

When suffering with emotionally toxicity, it could be caused or triggered by either having experienced a stressful event, in your past or in recent times, from having a diet and lifestyle that does not agree with you, from having a leaky aura, from having unbalanced hormones or from contaminants in your environments and WIFI.

But, another major cause of emotional toxicity for Empaths is experiencing or absorbing too many negative emotions from other people.

I have written countless posts on ways an Empath can help block other people’s emotions, but two ways that can be particularly beneficial when it comes to emotional toxicity are Earthing and Forest Bathing. (click on the links to learn more).

Getting to the root cause of emotional toxicity does take time. For every Empath there can be a different cause. One of the biggest steps is recognising it in yourself, and then taking steps to find balance.

All my books are aimed at helping an Empath find balance in life, but this one in particular is most beneficial if you are over-absorbing other people’s emotions.

Hope this helps on your journey as an Empath.

Until next time.

Diane