One of the upsides of being psychic is you are often more sensitive to the feelings of others. You will sometimes literally feel what they are feeling.
This can also be a downside because you will feel things you may not want to feel. And you may know things you don’t necessarily want to know.
It can be a challenging gift to manage particularly when you’re starting your psychic journey.
Several years ago, I was on holiday in another country when I was suddenly overcome with feelings of terror. I was on a busy street and knew I was completely safe. There was no rational explanation for how I felt.
While this was happening, I thought of my close friend Cadie* but I didn’t know why. The feeling eventually passed, but the next day I called Cadie back in Australia.
She told me that the day before (when I’d been feeling terrified) her abusive partner had been threatening her with a knife. I had felt her fear although I was thousands of kilometres away.
The information completely freaked me out and I told her off for allowing herself to get into that situation in the first place.
‘I never want to feel that again!’ I said angrily.
Of course, it wasn’t her fault I felt her stuff. We were very close and, knowing what I know now about my psychic connection, it wasn’t surprising that I should feel her emotions in that extreme situation.
My experience with Cadie wasn’t the first time I’d connected into the feelings of someone I cared about. And it has definitely happened since.
When you are emotionally close to someone you will be naturally more connected to what is happening for them. And, depending on how your psychic skills manifest, you may feel or sense what they are going through even if they are in another suburb, state or country. And let me be clear, you may not be seeking to connect with them, it will just happen out of the blue while you’re walking down the street, washing the dishes or sitting at your office desk.
When their situation is extreme, you may feel it very strongly. You may not know the details of the situation but you will feel what they feel.
Fortunately, as I’ve been on this psychic journey for a while now, I can understand what’s happening to me. But it’s still unnerving, particularly when there is usually nothing I can do to change what’s happening. I’ve just had to accept that it’s part of the psychic package I’ve been given, and I’ve learned to manage it accordingly.
If you’d like to learn more about managing your emerging psychic abilities and would like to connect with others who are on a similar journey, please join us at the A Night for Spiritual Beginners on Wednesday, 18 March 2015 in Brisbane. More details are available at http://wp.me/Pirqj-g1
* All names changed. Cadie made it out of the relationship in one piece and is now living a much happier life.