A coworker asked me today if I was an empath and I had no idea what that was. I asked her to explain and it was basically “someone who knows what other people are going through.” It’s way off from what I assumed it meant (I thought she said “are you in N-PATH” and I assumed it was a certification program lol). But isn’t this just someone with empathy?
I think it's probably related to rejection sensitive dysphoria, wherein you get way way way way overly in tune with everyone's vibe and it fucks your shit all up.