Is the movie you’re going to see empath friendly?
By that, I mean will it be a movie that uplifts you or will it be one that thoroughly depresses you?
Don’t get me wrong, some people love being depressed, but for the high level empath who does not enjoy it, they should take care to avoid movies that are not pleasant to watch for empaths.
A few examples that come to mind of what I consider to be Empath Unfriendly movies are:
Mary and Max
Another Year
War Horse.
Atonement.
Why?
Well, Mary and Max, though quite a good story, is a story of loss, depression and living in a world they don’t understand, and doesn’t understand the characters. For the Empath watching this movie, especially for the first time, they may come away feel quite down.
Another Year, which is a fringe type movie, is like a slice of real life. Apart from the central couple, who are very happy and together in their relationship, the people around them are either depressed, alcoholic or lonely. There is no happy resolution to the story, and for the Empath, there is no pay off.
Such a movie would too close to their real life, and the feelings they may feel from others (or how they feel themselves).
War Horse, in spite of the predictable happy ending, is mostly a story about war, and war is not a healthy thing to watch for the high level empath.
Atonement is a movie that can leave an Empath depressed for days. The events unfold in such a way that it might leave you frustrated, as once again, there is no happy resolution.
The common thread with all these movies is that they can cut too close to the bone. The story attunes the Empath to those energies which are already around them, and can make them more acutely aware of them, no matter how contrived the plot might be.
And what I mean by attunement is that you will start to resonate on a similar energy level as the problems and issues that are portrayed in the movies. If any of those things exist around you, you may well become much more sensitive to them.
This goes for plays, books, and even music.
If the Empath is feeling depressed, and many Empaths do suffer from depression, they should do some research and avoid the subject t matter.
It is said that you should not judge a book by its cover, however the Empath is one step ahead here. They can sense, with a little practice, what something is going to be like before they see it, even if they don’t know anything about it before hand.
Look for those things that will uplift and energize you. Avoid that which drains and depresses you.
