Recently, in my free time, I’ve been reading a book called The Empowered Empath by Kristen Schwartz. It’s all about highly emotional people, known as empaths. Being an empath is a phenomenon because the western world doesn’t recognize it.
According to Schwartz, two and three percent of the world’s population are empaths. This number may seem very small, but with the world population just recently hitting eight billion, two and three percent equates to one hundred sixty million and two hundred forty million. For reference, the United States population is about three hundred thirty-two million. So, that two to three percent, although seemingly insignificant, is quite a chunk out of the ever-growing sea full of people. Empaths are said to be rare. However, a step below being an empath is a highly sensitive person. These people represent about ten percent of the population, about eight hundred million. Something exciting is that you may never have heard of empaths and highly sensitive persons until this article. I had heard the words before but only knew what they meant once I read the book. A wide array of topics go untaught in schools, including mental health. Being an empath falls under this topic. The author explains that empaths feel everyone’s emotions, which can cause extreme anxiety in crowded spaces. In addition, it can cause depression when an individual is around someone suffering from depression. It is essentially a highly intuitive emotional state, but when this is not understood, being an empath can feel very heavy. Only when an empath learns to separate their emotions from someone else’s can they flourish. Overall, I highly recommend this book to anyone- whether you are an empath or not, it can be beneficial to read because it teaches you how to understand your emotions, which many individuals lack in the modern world of advanced technology. - Susie If you’ve walked through the front entrance of the school in the last couple days you might have noticed a table set up in front of the office. This table has the signups for the spring musical! This spring the LRHS drama will be doing a performance of Cinderella. You can sign up at the aforementioned table near the front office of the school. Auditions will be held this Tuesday and Wednesday from 2:30 to 4:30, with callbacks being held on Thursday at the same time. Go to https://lrhsdrama.blogspot.com/ for information on things like show dates and character descriptions The drama club is a very fun experience so make sure to sign up if interested.
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