If left to my own devices, I will postpone unpleasant stuff indefinitely.

Yeah, who wouldn’t…
Calling the Tax Office: unpleasant. Therefore avoided for weeks.
Calling my Insurance Company: unpleasant. Also avoided for weeks.
Complaining to my Roofing Company: unpleasant. But necessary. Very necessary: I no longer have enough pots and pans to put underneath my leaking office roof.

As an empath I am very much aware of what others think and how their filters work. To the point where – even when there’s no one around! – I end up getting caught in those filters.

Unconscious Rejection is when you unintentionally shut out others, even people you like or people who might be able to help you. It's what you apply when you want to be left alone even though you could really use some cheering up. Or what you radiate because you...