Optical illusions reveal whether youre an empath or a stoic

Optical illusions reveal whether you’re an empath or a stoic, depending on which you see first

A personality test based on how different people look at a picture could say volumes about your emotions.

What your eye is immediately drawn to in the picture reveals how empathetic you are.

The mural is the work of Hawaii native Sean Yoro, who goes by the artist name Hula – he transforms dull and unusable buildings into works of art.

To take YourTango’s test, simply look at the image above and first note what attracts you. Now read below to see how empathetic you are.

An empath is someone whose mood is influenced by how others are feeling – they are highly sensitive to the emotions and feelings of the people around them.

If you’ve ever been called “too sensitive” or get overly upset about situations your friends and family are going through, you may fall into this category.

Empaths often feel emotionally drained and spend more time focusing on others than themselves.

To take YourTango's test, simply look at the image above and first note what attracts you.  Now read below to see how empathetic you are

To take YourTango’s test, simply look at the image above and first note what attracts you. Now read below to see how empathetic you are

If you saw the water first

According to the test, you are definitely empathetic once you have seen the water first.

Most people are initially attracted to the woman and her reflection as the central point of the image.

Instead, you chose to focus on your surroundings – the water and waves around you.

If you saw the woman first

If you saw the woman first, as most people do, you are not empathetic.

You may think you’re an expert on how people think and feel, but you’re actually more of an expert on yourself.

Still, you’re neither selfish nor self-obsessed, you’ve simply spent a lot of time figuring yourself out and would like to share that with others.

If you saw the wall first

If your eyes were first drawn to the wall, you are not very empathetic and have difficulty understanding people.

You don’t necessarily dislike people, you’re just confused by the actions and feelings of others and wish you could figure it out.

However, there are people you care about and you will likely be a thoughtful friend and a good listener.

If you first saw the woman’s reflection

If you first saw the woman’s reflection in the water, you are very emotionally intelligent and probably quite empathetic.

They are good at finding out how other people feel and what they are thinking, even if they don’t let themselves be told.

People fascinate you and you can communicate very well with others.