Do You Get Drained By Other People’s Energy?

Each day we encounter a wide range of energies, both positive and negative. Positive energy includes compassion, courage, forgiveness, and faith. Negative energy includes fear, anger, hopelessness, and shame. We need to be experts at dealing with energy so we don’t get demolished by draining situations or people who’re energy vampires.

Like me you may be an intuitive empath, someone who’s so sensitive to energy you pick it up but you’re also drained by it. This goes way beyond feeling sympathy for a distraught friend—we actually take on their pain either emotionally or physically. To cope we take refuge in solitude. We empaths are so attuned to others that we can feel what’s going on inside of them. This can put us on energy overload and aggravate everything from chronic fatigue to overeating.

Empaths, unintentionally, can make even a good doctor's life hell. They manifest so many "unexplained" symptoms, that frustrated physicians write them off as hypochondriacs. Empaths are notoriously misdiagnosed. Patients have come to me with obesity who’ve failed diets because they needed strategies other than eating to protect themselves from negative energy. Others were labeled "agoraphobic" or with "panic disorder," having received only minor relief from traditional treatments. Some were nearly house-bound. They'd all say, "I dislike crowded places where there’s no quick escape. Forget department stores, busy streets, elevators, tunnels. I just avoid them." Sounded very familiar. So I decided to take a history of how these people processed energy in the world, something all health professionals must be trained to assess. Voila! I found many were undiagnosed empaths. For me, this changed everything. My job as a physician then became teaching my patients to center themselves and protect their energy.

How do you know if you’re an empath? What are the signs?

Quiz: Are You an Intuitive Empath?

Ask yourself:

• Have you ever sat next to someone at a dinner who seems pleasant, but suddenly you're nauseous, have a headache, or feel drained?
• Are you uncomfortable in crowds, even go out of your way to avoid them?
• When someone is in pain, do you start feeling it too?
• Do I overeat around people I’m uncomfortable with?

If you've answered "yes" to one or more questions, it's likely you have experienced intuitive empathy. Responding "yes" to every question indicates empathy is draining your energy.

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR ENERGY

1. In crowds or stressful situations take a few deep breaths to exhale negativity from your body

2. Meditate daily to center yourself—visualize roots going through you and planting firmly in the ground

3. Take daily baths or showers. Water is a potent purifier and can get rid of the negative of energies.

4. Eliminate energy vampires from your life or set clear boundaries with them.

Ways to help girls become strong, smart & bold:

• Praise girls for their skills and successes, not only for their appearances. Say, "you did a terrific job," instead of "you look pretty today."
• Avoid rescuing girls. Encourage them to get dirty, disheveled and sweaty climbing trees or playing in the grass. Allow them to take risks.
• Debunk the myth of Prince Charming. Teach girls that most women will work for pay for most of their lives. Every girl needs to be prepared to support herself.
• Teach girls to watch TV and movies with a critical eye. Discuss what you've seen together: Look for strong, smart women who are not limited to "traditional" roles.
• Use TV to start a discussion about body image. Consider how girls are portrayed on TV: Are heavier girls shown as unpopular? Do they go out on dates? Are they used as comic relief? Are girls with voluptuous figures only shown as sex symbols? Do they seem to be smart?
• Give girls more opportunities to be leaders. Let them choose the activity, make the rules, settle the dispute. A girl who has learned to lead is better prepared to take charge of her own education and career.
• Give girls many opportunities to experience science, math and technology. Girls are ready, willing and eager to explore, but often haven't had enough exposure or encouragement. For example, girls can put objects in water to see if they float, attempt simple household experiments such as making vegetable dyes or they can learn to repair their own bicycles.

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