The difference between a highly sensitive person and an empath empaths have everything in common with highly sensitive people. But highly sensitive people don't necessarily have everything in common with empaths. Let's see what the differences between the two. So here are some traits of highly sensitive people. They have a low tolerance for stimulation, the need for alone time, sensitivity to light, sound and smell. A strong dislike to large groups takes longer to wind down after a busy day.

Typically introverts and they prefer to keep to themselves. The empath has these traits as well because they are highly sensitive people to the difference is that empaths feel the energy of others and even absorb it. The empath will literally feel the emotions and energy of the people around them and can sometimes mistake these feelings to their own, especially if they don't know that they're empath look at empathy as a spectrum. on the high end you have empaths than highly sensitive people. On the lower end, you have sociopaths and narcissists. When it comes to feelings and emotions, it really is a spectrum just like everything.

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