Empathy is often seen as a weakness, yet is everything to me.
Thoughts and emotions may overwhelm me sometimes.
When I get overwhelmed by my thoughts and feelings, I will appear in Twitter and tweet more than usual or even talk it out to my boyfriend because he is someone who is similar to me and someone I trust. I will share all that’s on my mind in order to let it all out.
It’s only after letting it out in the open, I can slowly begin to make sense of it all and relax.
I will treasure some alone time because I am so immersed in the emotional world of other people. And it’s also because I am an INFJ, I have difficulty sorting out my own feelings when I am not alone. When I am with people or when I am chatting with someone, I will focus on the person’s needs, the person’s emotional struggles, the person’s feelings and views. That is why I will make use of journaling method to help me sort out my own feelings and filter out what is just input from the other people.
As a naturally empathetic person, I can get burnout easily from this. The more I find myself connecting to people, the more challenging this can be. Because I am always searching for solutions and ways to help people solve their problems, to the extent of neglecting my own struggles.
Being empathetic is often seen as a weakness, even for an INFJ personality. However, empathy is everything to me, even if it’s draining. I admit that I failed to be a selfish person at times.
I guess I have to learn how to balance it and the way to do so would be reserving some empathy for myself. So that I can give it to the ones who need it the most, including myself. ♥️
