u/eternallyfree1

Is this a common trait amongst empaths? It doesn’t happen often (thank God), but there have been periods in my life where I have endured levels of emotional agony so immense that I literally thought it would be the end of me. On top of the emotional incapacitation, the physical symptoms tend to be akin to those that accompany a fever; sleep disruption, migraines, muscle aches and pains, chills throughout the body, general exhaustion… these episodes have struck me a handful of times over the course of my life and each one has been utterly terrifying. Have many others here experienced this?

This can happen to me anywhere and at any time, but I’ve noticed that it becomes more amplified when I’m overseas. As much as I love travelling, there are certain places I’ve visited where I’ve felt an immense deal of spiritual drainage, even if I’ve been enjoying the trip (or have at least been trying to enjoy it.) I find that I’m especially prone to these sensations when I’m in a major world city- there’s something about those places that really perturbs a part of my soul. Does anyone else get this?

I recently returned home from a trip to Aus. I was visiting friends in Melbourne (who are coincidentally from England and Ireland themselves) but travelled a fair bit around the country. It didn’t matter if I was on a random street in Melbourne or in a pub in some provincial outback town- other Irish people were everywhere. I know that working holidays to Australia have been a rite of passage for young people from the UK and Ireland for decades now, but the amount of people I encountered from this part of the world when I was over there was just insane. We’ll eventually outnumber the Aussies at this rate. It honestly felt like colonisation 2.0

Are there any wee fair trade shops or stalls in St. George’s Market that sell it? I’m trying to avoid online shopping and want to support local businesses. My ankles and lips are dry af rn and pure African shea butter is the ultimate skin healer. Could any fellow shea connoisseurs point me in the right direction? Merci 🙏

With the release of the recent Michael Jackson film, it’s just making me anticipate Mimi’s biopic even more. I need an indication of when it’s gonna drop 😩 Mariah, pls hear me and tell Lee Daniels to hurry tf up 😭