aam i strange? is this normal?

[lighteningwolf]

Hey everyone,
I'm new to this page, and don't really have anyone I can talk to about any of the things I am experiencing in my life. I live in a Christian based community, and honestly I some-what fear telling people these things, but I'm at a point I would love some insight, some knowledge, some sort of explanation?

Ok, here we go..

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[beauty_forashes]

I have noticed i can "feel" people's emotions, sometimes Very strongly, but never enough to over power how i am feeling.Sounds like you're an empath with an innate ability to "shield" so that the emotions of others don't overwhelm you. I'm much like that, so I can relate. Even online, I can tell just from text how a friend is feeling (and I admit I've freaked a couple people out with that, but it is what it is). People are very individual and different, but I've noticed things like body language, the look in their eyes and a variety of other things will clue me in to a lot. I think these are clues we take in subconsciously, and that, together with intuition, often leads us to the right conclusions. I don't know what it is, exactly, either, but I'm grateful to have this going on. Friends often turn to me when they're not well, and then tell me I found exactly the right words to say to them, and how to say them, and I actually helped. It's a humbling experience for me. It's also helped me avoid some unsavoury characters and protect

[lighteningwolf]

Thank you so much! That helps me a lot more then you may realize. I've thought That was the case for the last year, or so. I have also figured out that my daughter who is now 8, (7 at the time she told me) has this same gift. I don't know how i have a strong shield, i know as a child i often felt a lot of emotions i knew we not my own. But my guess is that it took time, patience and directionality for me to pin point who's emotions were who's. And the use of a shield would make complete sense. I had read a lot of different articles trying to figure out What exactly this was. But i could never find any that said you could pin point another persons emotions. Only that you could feel the emotions of everyone around you.,I've done it in crowds, and honestly, Learning not to Second guess my feelers, has made it amazingly helpful in everyday life. I can help people, and protect myself and others from harm (my occupation is a bartender.) Thank you so much for helping me solve that little conundrum. Lol now if only i could figure out these

[beauty_forashes]

Aw hey, I'm glad if it was helpful, and you're most welcome.

Learning not to Second guess my feelers, has made it amazingly helpful in everyday life.

Yep, first impressions are often the correct ones. It's hard for me not to second-guess myself sometimes, though, knowing I could always be wrong. It's hard to describe, but I sense other's emotions in a different "place" than I do my own, so that it's more a shadowy impression of a feeling rather than an actual emotion. That's how I differentiate. Everyone's different though. I have another friend who's an empath and who'll actually experience emotions, and even tends to feel physical pain when he knows someone else is ill or in pain. I've never had that happen, though.

Lol now if only i could figure out these other two. I have so many more honestly. But don't want to go overboard, and bombard this site with a bunch of stuff lol.

I can't speak for others, but I don't mind if someone posts a lot in a community. I think it helps keep the community active, too. :)

[neumeindil]

I've had similar experiences (different animal, different surroundings/situations). You can eventually, if you want, figure out a way for them not to cause such a physical burden. Meditation can help with that quite a bit in that it gives you a daily opportunity to figure out where your energy levels are, sort out what may have caused changes, and decide whether it's a good change or a bad one that might be problematic. You probably shield naturally anyway; that seems to be a skill a lot of people pick up simply from a sense of self-preservation, especially if there've been domestic disagreements as a kid or for a while as an adult. You might also, depending on how you've been contacted about this ability, decide to thank the giver and humbly request that you'd understand more/better if their message came when you were naturally asleep instead of simply pulling you out of your daily routine. This coupled with meditation made communication easier in the long run, to the point that I can choose when to "tune in" regardless of whether I'

[lighteningwolf]

Thank you! it might sound obscure, but how exactly do i meditate? Growing up, i never had these types of things. I didn't grow up in a family bringing Forward this type of way if life. And I did have an Extremely difficult childhood (my mother was never really much of a "mom" I was the person she used as her personal punching bag.. And until 2 yrs ago, I was used as a cover up So to speak by my ex husband.. Was married for 7 yrs, before finding out i didn't match up With the parts he wanted) i have definitely developed a very large shield around myself. I've hit a lot of snags and bumps and bruises in my life.. I've tried thinking of nothing.. But that seems to just make me think more. Not to mention, I've always kept the policy that I would rather b busy then bored. I would love to b able to to Have a control over when the urge if you will, hits. Do u know at all what causes this? Why the animal that appears is me do to speak? And thank you for thinking about my daughter.. Home is the one place she can actually feel zsecure. I

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[ext_2893174]

typical begginers meditation starts with concentrating on the breath.Your description of your gift, definitely sounds like the gift of empathy. As you progrees you will find this gift helpful, with differeant forms of divination.Such ae the Tarot and the Runes, possibly palm reading. there is an empathic style but it can be very unsettiling. I would suggest finding an empath to teach you to use your gift, or a teacher to teach you the Craft.these things can be complicated over chat rooms and facebook.Any support I may offer please avail yoursself at any time, hope this post has helped in some small way.