My empath tendencies started a couple of years back. In the last 18 months or so (since my bright idea of announcing to the spirits etc that I was "ready") they have steadily increased. It used to be just Psychomum that I absorbed, but now I have a whole list.
I was putting up a shield constantly to block out negativity, and it was great (if a tad draining!)... until I realised that I was blocking my babies as well. I wasn't feeling them when they had bad stuff going on, and a mum needs to feel that.
So, I stopped shielding.
Now my sanity is starting to give, I'm buckling under the weight of 5 or so people's worry on top of my own.
I'm sure there must be a way to shield but let all of my children's stuff though (positive and negative), but I can't get my head around how to do it.
I normally have a big bubble, and everything bad just bounces off, but I can't work out how to distinguish between their bad and the rest.
Does any of that make sense? If you have any advice, please throw it at me before I turn into hysterical snotty tears lady again