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Empath here. Every day, I absorb the emotions of people around me. On daily commutes and at home, I feel a wide range of disturbing emotions that can make me feel insane. It's difficult to feel grounded. I have tried all sorts of methods from meditation to light shield visualisation, from buying crystals to frequent exercises, but they don't seem to have too big of an impact. Living feels too heavy and difficult and I don't wish to continue trying. I want to give up on everything I once cared about. It's too tiring. "Just ignore," "just let things be," and "just accept" are things I commonly hear, but it's not that easy. It's a burden I have been carrying and unable to let go of my whole life. Whenever I search for "how to stop being an empath," all that I see are things such as how being an empath is a gift—what bullshit.
I am tired of it all.
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I don't blame you. If you are okay being away from people and having a hobby and occupying yourself somehow you will be okay. But if you are working and putting up with bullying or other nastiness that goes on in the work place it can be hard. If you have to work try to get a job where you can work from home.
ReplyIt's awful, right? People walk around with their head up their asses and are completely blind to our connection.
Here's my help.
Ground yourself. Head outside and find solitary, safe places. Take your shoes off and feel the ground beneath you. Listen to yourself breathe. Listen to the earth. It will help you ground yourself more.
Use logic. If you think an emotion doesn't relate to the situation you are in, it doesn't belong to you. Throw the emotion away.
If an emotion suddenly disappears once you gain distance from someone, it wasn't yours.
Emotion can move through electrical currents. If you are close to any electrical devices, ie computers or cell phones, unplug. Let yourself rest from them. Take a break.
Strengthen your own emotions. Fir example, focus your energy on something that you find humorous. Make yourself laugh. If your own emotion is happy, then the other emotions do not make sense. Let them go.
"Call" people to you. The ones who have your best interest at heart. You don't have to know who. Just start screaming for them in your head. Your friends will answer without realizing what they are doing. Find comfort in them.
Look for the common traits among those you meet. You may find your spirit guide. They will give you wisdom. For me, it is never the same person, but they always have the same physical characteristics. Listen closely to what they tell you. There will be something they say that you need to hear at that moment. And then they will be gone from your life as unexpectedly as they came.
You need the break from people. People are all selfish, which is not a bad thing necessarily, in moderation. But, some are overwhelmingly needy.
You will want to be with emotionally quiet people. It will be wonderful to spend time with someone who is quiet inside. Be careful. The quiet means you need to pay closer attention. It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for. If they have had strong, positive guidance in their youth, you will not have a problem. They value themselves too much to bother. The best quiet ones are the older ones. Time has relaxed them. They have nothing to prove. The young ones? Just avoid them.
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Knowing yourself and building your own set of morals are integral to your mental and emotional health. The more you understand yourself, the better you can adapt and react to the situations you find yourself in, rather than being overwhelmed by the emotions that are surrounding you and your own.
As they say: actions speak louder than words? Well, actions also speak louder than emotions. Emotions are illogical. In order to understand emotion, you should take into account the action.
Your own emotional self-control is your ultimate goal. You cannot control other people. You can only control yourself. You cannot act on emotion alone. Until you have built emotional self-control, you cannot rely on emotion to be your guide, You need logic. You need to define yourself. Build your own personal rules, and live by them as best you can.
That's my advice. I hope it helps you. What works for some, will not work for others though. Just remember to unplug once in awhile. Let your body's energy recharge.
Be safe! Take care of yourself!
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