Guest guest Posted May 25, 2000 Report Share Posted May 25, 2000 Hi Ray: Took me awhile to respond but I hope it is helpful. I am an empath, and the input is not always emotional; I also experience stray thoughts, images and physical sensations if I am in physical contact with someone (during a session, usually). I function normally in a state where these things are blocked, so I don't go around picking up stuff off the folks I hug and shake hands with. I developed that as a child, when I was plagued with " head noise " and was told it was my imagination and to ignore it. Luckily, I was considered to be gifted and a little strange, so I was not trucked off for antipsychotics because I heard voices in my head or had weird " feelings " about things. Nevertheless, it was years before I could work my way through my self-imposed walls in order to make use of my gifts again. I still have some barriers, which I have deliberately not removed, because they seem to serve the purpose of allowing me to focus on one thing at a time rather than trying to pick needles out of the haystack so to speak. If you practice centering and grounding, you can become pretty clear about your own emotions. That said, you can always ask for guidance from your intuition/higher power/helpers to help you discern what is " yours " and what is " theirs " . Sometimes, when energy is moving, your own stuff will come up, and if you are doing a session, it is not a good time for you to explore it, so you can " set it aside " to be dealt with later. You can do this with the sensations you pick up from others as well; if you sense an emotion, a thought, or a physical sensation, do a quick " check " by asking " Is this mine or theirs? If it is mine, hold that thought and I will check back later. If it is theirs, let me experience it objectively so that I can be more helpful. " That will help you move " outside " it and be able to use your input more effectively. As far as succumbing to the tone of others' emotions, that in itself should tell you that they are not yours... if you were feeling fine, and all of a sudden you have an inexplicable shift to another emotion, it is probably not yours and you can step out of it and shake it off much the same way you would if you stepped in a dogpile on the sidewalk ;-) If you suspect you are reacting to an emotion from someone, or even projecting, take a moment to recenter and ask yourself what your motivation would be for doing that. You might get a surprise. I think I have told the " teapot " story before, about working on a lady who had recently lost her mother, and a lot of unsettled energy around her lower chakras. I kept getting images of teapots flying around. It was rather humorous to me, and I debated asking her about it (with my mind, you never know what is going on in the other room). Anyway, after the session I did ask if teapots had any particular significance to her, and it happens that part of her mother's estate included a teapot collection that none of the children really wanted, but they felt guilty for thinking of selling it off. As executrix, she was caught in the middle of the teapot debate, and they were figuratively flying around her like birds in a cage. We talked about the physical teapots, and also about the figurative ones she had taken on that were wasting a lot of her energy. The whole thing was very helpful to her, and enlightening for me, but would never have happened if I had not ventured to ask about the teapots. That said, I will say that I don't always share every impression I get with a client, especially if they are " fragile " . I try to be as tactful and oblique as possible with questioning and offering information, as I have no desire to mess with anyone's head or drop dire predictions upon them unsolicited. It very much depends on our rapport and the reason for the session. In some cases, I have asked about something that had no significance to the person, at least at the time; if that happens, I do not pursue it. Ray Hunter wrote: > > >I am highly sensitive to other's emotions as well, and I have referred to > >my > >telepathic skills. I see myself as an " empath " also, for better or worse! > > Perhaps you can help me with something. As an empath, how do you tell if an > emotion that you're sensing is external or internal? I often sense negative > emotions around me, which often send me in the same direction. What I'm > trying to learn is if I am truely picking up their emotions or if I'm > projecting my own. > > -- Blessings, Crow " Look for Rainbows in the Darkness " -- --- Rev. Caroline Gutierrez Abreu, BS, RN, CHTP/I, CRMT, CH AIM: CaroCrow http://www.geocities.com/nrgbalance " We see things not as they are but as we are. " The Talmud " There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary: we follow divergent paths. " The Quran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2000 Report Share Posted May 25, 2000 In a message dated 05/25/2000 10:38:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, crow writes: << I also experience stray thoughts, images and physical sensations if I am in physical contact with someone (during a session, usually). I function normally in a state where these things are blocked, so I don't go around picking up stuff off the folks I hug and shake hands with. I developed that as a child, when I was plagued with " head noise " >> Hi Caroline, Thanks for sharing that with us. It is only in this phase of my life where I am learning that there are quite a few people out there like me! I find it comforting! In God's love, Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2000 Report Share Posted May 26, 2000 I agree. Thanks for all of your input. Ray >DBurke222 > > >Re: Empathy >Thu, 25 May 2000 16:57:32 EDT > >In a message dated 05/25/2000 10:38:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >crow writes: > ><< I also experience stray > thoughts, images and physical sensations if I am in physical contact with > someone (during a session, usually). I function normally in a state where >these > things are blocked, so I don't go around picking up stuff off the folks I >hug > and shake hands with. I developed that as a child, when I was plagued >with > " head > noise " >> > >Hi Caroline, >Thanks for sharing that with us. It is only in this phase of my life where >I >am learning that there are quite a few people out there like me! I find it >comforting! >In God's love, >Deb ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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