I'm new to the forums but from the looks of it this could be just the place to get some advice on this subject. I've been empathic for a long time but because it's not something I grew up understanding or in a family where something like that could be understood or discussed I have very little control over it now. I can shield but when I do it's completely. This may be the norm but I'm hoping it can be better controlled than that. I want to be able to shield a person that only causes me pain, through their pain as well by their actions. I can't control their actions but I can shield the emotional stuff coming off them. The problem I have then is I've shielded out everyone or everything else I pick up on is to a much lesser degree. How can I work with this and better utilize this muscle. Any advice in that regard would be wonderful.

My other issue is in the realm of new ability (it might not be so much new, as now so clear it seems new). It's something I didn't realize I was opening myself up to but now that it's here I'm actually kind of excited about it. One of the things I've experienced is some background chatter that isn't my own internal dialogue. I hope that makes sense. For now it's a getting to know each other sort of thing. I've been led to tell my husband something and it was actually something he had been thinking about himself. I'm glad I found this forum because I don't know many people who would understand hearing something in your mind and knowing that it's not your own mind. I'm looking for advice on exploring this as well. Learning to use it, strengthen it ect.

Thanks in advance for any ideas or thoughts. I look forward to the responses.

Welcome to the forum Raven.

I have to go now, but will come back to this later. You could try searching and reading some old threads too.

I like your name, are you interested in animal totems?

Thanks, I will look up old threads. I look forward to your response later.

I don't know much about animal totems. It's not something I've explored yet but something I am interested in learning about.

Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."



It sounds like your abilities are open quite a bit. As to shielding, I don't know why you would want to shield from one particular person, when you can simply shield from everybody. As for the internal dialogue which isn't "yours" that's your clairaudience opening up. I wonder, is the dialogue by the same voice? Do you think you may be communicating with a spirit guide, or your higher self, or what?

There are a lot of interesting (and not so interesting) threads on this forum; I suggest you take a look around. You might find something.

There are times where I very much want and enjoy shielding from everyone and there are other times when in conversation is helps to be more open. The one person I need to shield from is someone that I don't have to be around to feel. It's sort of complicated.

Right now I hear two, both female. I get some chatter back and forth here and there and then have one that predominately speaks to me. I think they are guides and I may have an idea of who the one that speaks to me is. Do I just run with it and see where it takes me or is there anything I can do to tune into it further and learn to grow with it?

On the clairaudience - keeping your energy levels high, helps.... also, I don't think there is one thing that will suddenly make you hear everything perfectly... I believe it takes time, each passing day, week, month, year helps with the connection & interpretation....

From what I have learnt so far, guides are like my gatekeepers, they're the ones telling me that a spirit is here to visit me, wanting to talk, to tell me a story.. they are the ones that can interpret dreams, to tell me what I'm sensing, they are also the ones that constantly keep my spirits up, telling me not to worry, to be positive, to believe, to be proud...

You can ask them to pull/push closer....

Thanks for the reply. I'm not looking for a quick and easy way to make this all more clear just wondering what I can actively do to work things out and grow. I know it won't happen overnight. It sounds more like I need to ride with it and learn as it comes. I'm okay with that too. I'll think about asking to push/pull closer. I'm still getting use to it so I don't want to overwhelm mysefl either

Hmm. It's true that being more open is good for talking with some people like that, but you should still be able to keep your shields up to not keep any emotions on board which aren't yours. If your friend doesn't need emotions reflected back to her (some shields can do this - an angry person gets their anger reflected back at them... funny, huh? ) then you can ask your spirit guides or angels or the Universe or God or whatever you deem fit to transmute the energy into good, to help them heal. That's an example, I hope it makes sense.

As for the clairaudience, yeah, riding with it is definitely the way to go. I agree with Brightside about them; they're kind of like gatekeepers. They can also help in other pursuits as well, such as healing work.

Hope to see you around more, Raven...

Imagine yourself as a mirror and anything that comes to you will bounce back to them. I am empath too. I know how you feel LOL I hate watching sad movie cause it's almost like I can feel there pain. I use this to stop that among other things.

thanks so much for the replies

there are certain places/people/situations that serve as learning points and lessons, you speak about shielding and blocking off this perticular person wich may not be a good idea, ive personally never shielded myself off or blockd myself from anything and when i did like you said everything else gets dulled down. its part of where the gift comes from you have to remain open and be open at all times that doesnt mean you should constantly be bombarded by impure energies.


you have to keep yourself in certain states that you enjoy, your own energy can act as its own shield in a sence and when you interact with these lesser vibrations it can strip you of that protection. id limit your time or experiences spent with this person or how you are connected with them personally, or it could just end up confusing you more.