So What If They Judge You?

<p>Join Naomi for a live audio replay of her livestream on the topic of empaths and the fear of being judged.</p> <p>So, there’s this buzz in the online space to “show up,” or “show up and be yourself.” It can be tough for empaths to do this both in their relationships and career.</p> <p>Here’s 5 common fears that empaths + highly-sensitives face on the topic of being judged:</p> <ol><li>Fear of being seen</li> <li>Fear of being judged</li> <li>Fear of being unprepared for the unknown</li> <li>Fear of being taken advantage of, rejected, fooled, or lied to</li> <li>Fear of being persecuted for who we truly are</li> </ol><p>This makes taking risks tough for empaths.</p> <p>Here’s the real reason why this comes up for empaths:</p> <ul><li>These fears are all rooted in deep limiting beliefs. Beliefs about what we can/can’t be/do/have.</li> <li>As an empath growing up, sometimes showing up as our true, deeply sensitive selves got us criticized or judged to begin with (persecution wound - trained us to not feel safe while being seen)</li> <li>Imposter syndrome shows up bc we’ve allowed others dictate what success looks like (despite evidence of our past successes)</li> <li>We’re recovering people pleasers and don’t want to start conflict with anyone, even if that means hiding ourselves.</li> <li>We’re highly-sensitive and attuned to the energy and emotions of others (we can sense what others are feeling about us)</li> <li>Can be uncomfortable when you’re this tuned in to the emotions (we start to absorb the feelings of others + feel like their emotional exp. is our responsibility</li> <li>If you’re an empath going through an awakening (waking up in consciousness), this forces us to face our shadow self (the parts of us that aren’t so easy to look at)</li> </ul> <p>What proof of success do you have from your past that prove these fears wrong? (Because the subconscious mind needs proof.)</p> <p> </p> <p>So, let's talk about the shadow self. This is everything that is unconscious, unexpressed, repressed