Psychic Abilities Options

Okay, so a lot of people on here have abilities of some sort or another. Empaths, telepaths, healers, psychics, many with Sight and other magical senses... my question is, do you think these abilities are something you need to be born with? It seems that most of these people have been able to See or whatever it is they do since they were very young. Can one develop these with practice? Is there anyone here who in fact *wasn't* born with an ability, but gained it through their own effort? Any thoughts or methods, throw them in. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wizard.gif)

me? im a natural empath.always have been. i can communicate telepathically with some good degree of effort but only to people who are listening for it. i learned the telepathy along with healing and clairvoyance(i was a little predisposed to it). im a good healer, but only because its the main thing i do. one of the only things i LIKE to do actually. i can scry to a small degree(also the teensiest bit predisposed to) and theres one more thing i am natural at, although i consider it a nuisance(sp?). if i keep my astral hearing open, i can lay down to sleep and in that drifting between asleep and awake,i hear voices moving all around me. i suppose i must be hearing the dream world/astral realm or something, but i really dont care for that. i need my sleep. i may sound like im either full of it, or really naturally talented, but in all honesty, im not as great as i may sound when i say all that. but yeah, practice practice practice. any ability can be gained as long as you believe in yourself. sounds corny or whatever, but its true.