The news. Social media. Even casual conversations.

What once felt like a space for connection—family updates, funny memes, shared milestones—has turned into a barrage of outrage, manipulation, and emotional warfare.

For empaths, this isn’t just background noise. It seeps into your being, hijacking your emotions before you even realize what’s happening.

If you feel drained, hopeless, or like the world is suffocating, it’s not just in your head.

• People are divided like never before.
• Facts don’t seem to matter.
• Compassion is seen as weakness.

The rise of narcissistic behaviour is reshaping how we interact, and empaths feel it at every level.

Narcissistic behaviour isn’t just becoming more visible—it’s rising.

Studies show that social media rewards self-promotion, entitlement, and lack of accountability (Twenge & Campbell, 2009).

A 2010 study found that college students today score 40% lower on empathy than those in the 1980s and 1990s (Konrath et al., 2011).

• The dopamine trap: Outrage and self-promotion get rewarded, keeping people addicted to toxic cycles.
• The empathy drain: People are becoming desensitized to others’ pain.
• Emotional contagion: The more negativity you’re exposed to, the harder it is to break free.

Empaths don’t just absorb emotions—they absorb the weight of the world.

When the world is in chaos, it makes you question everything:

• Can I ever feel safe in relationships?
• Can I trust my intuition when everything feels so confusing?
• Can I protect myself without becoming cold or shutting down?

You don’t need another self-care tip.

You need to understand why you feel like this in the first place.

Because when you get to the root of it, something shifts:

• You stop blaming yourself.
• You stop feeling so weak.
• You realize you’re not alone.