Oh goodness you are anything but naive, my adorable soul friend! Like me, you were merely raised by an emotionally toxic parent (it was my narcissistic Mom in my case) and developed an insecure attachment style some experts call the 'Fearful-avoidant' as a survival mechanism!
You called it 'emotional empath'. I like to label it 'unaware empath': the most beautiful individuals who are taken advantage of by narcissists and co. because of lacking healthy emotional boundaries. Fortunately, something triggered your spiritual awakening and your exquisite self-awareness has been responsible for building your boundaries; thus, taking you toward the secure style!
Despite having been perceived as too emotional and weak our whole life, let me tell you that we are the bravest of all insecure attachment styles! Because of their harsh environment, kids need to make a choice to adapt. Their free will is key. Some choose the easiest and ugliest path: becoming a self-centered narcissist or psychopath or any other kind of vampire (bad to evil). Some others choose goodness by taking the most difficult and bravest path of unaware empaths. And the third group is anything in between (Anxious-Preoccupied and inherently good Dismissive-Avoidant styles).
I think you may recognize yourself in this piece about Fearful-Avoidant and secure folks, should it be worthwhile:
