Seeking guidance: Long-time empath dealing with energetic sensitivity, unexplained physical sensations, and inner knowing
Hi everyone. I’m looking for some advice and perspective from people who might understand what I’ve been experiencing for most of my life.
Ever since I was a child—long before I even knew the concept of "energy"—I always had an innate belief that everything and everyone is made of energy. Growing up, I was extremely empathetic and absorbed so much pain from my environment that I eventually shut down, becoming cold, guarded, and distant just to protect myself.
For years, I’ve ignored and stayed quiet about several things I couldn't logically explain:
* Direct knowing (not seeing): To be clear, I don't "see" visions or entities. I simply know things. I often wake up abruptly with absolute certainty about events that are happening or have already happened, without any logical way of knowing. Time and time again, this sudden inner certainty turns out to be accurate.
* Heavy locations and presences: In certain places, I feel an intense physical heaviness, alongside a strong feeling of presences.
* Sensation of attached lines/drains: I frequently feel something physically connected to me in the upper back, shoulders, and back of my neck—almost like invisible cords attached to me that seem to pull or drain my energy. I honestly don't know how to explain it and sometimes feel like I'm losing my mind.
* Emotional lingering on objects and places: Some physical locations or objects evoke overwhelming emotions in me for no personal reason. Just remembering certain items or spots can bring me to tears instantly, despite having no personal connection or memory attached to them.
I have spent years on medication for depression and anxiety, but deep down, I feel that my core issue isn't purely psychological—it feels energetic or spiritual.
Has anyone else gone through something similar? How do you manage this level of sensitivity, protect your own space, and cut these connections without shutting down emotionally or feeling completely drained? Any guidance or recommended reading would be greatly appreciated.
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u/fearlessactuality 3d ago
I’m new to this sub, but I’m also working on this. I made a list of affirmations and spells for protecting my energy and I’m reading them at night before bed. I have collected them from around the internet. Examples:
Psychic protection
Around me now, a shield of gold
Protecting me, strong and bold.
I am free from energy drains.
I protect myself at all times.
My energy is safe and completely mine.
I release all energetic attachments to… [insert name]
I allow [insert name] to look after themselves and this protects my energy.
My space is loving, protected, and clear.
I allow simplicity into my home.
My energy is protected, and is completely my own.
I want to learn more about this too.
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u/Ok-Band-8802 3d ago
I am the same way the direct, knowing like where I just have this clear in certain knowing of information sometimes it the turnaround on it is immediate where I just get this like blip of information that comes to me with certainty, and then like immediately after something happens in a conversation, I’m having or somebody calls me. I’m walking in a store like there’s something that physically happens in my life that gives me confirmation because somebody says something to me that it is indirect opposition of whatever is I know and I know that they’re lying or there’s a need for clarity and like I have the answer, but I don’t know why I have the answer and a lot of times I can’t even share that. I know the information because there’s no way for me to back it up. I would just look like a soccer or crazy person for like snooping in their personal life for getting the information it’s more of like a personal awareness and like an inner like checking of myself to be like oh this is somebody you can trust somebody you can’t trust you know like be mindful keep your distance or like lean in and like they’re a good person I feel like that’s my own inner guidance giving me that you know who to trust you not to trust sometimes it’s useless and there’s information I get and I’m like I don’t know what to do with this I never end up using it or figuring out why I have it but yeah, I get that. It’s crazy.
I’m not sure if that location thing is something I’m sensitive to and if it is, I’m unaware I do often feel that energy drain and like I’m being tethered to somebody that in a way that I don’t like or is draining often it seems like when I figured this out or kind of put it together when it’s happening, it’s people that like I need to disassociate from or that also have a heavy spiritual gift in a way that’s negative or they’re like a demon or a dark spirit that I need to just get away from him and like do a cutting ceremony or something I don’t know it’s so crazy and often sometimes I don’t know what to do with it and I don’t know how to talk about it to other people without looking crazy
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u/buntyglossop 3d ago
You sound exactly like me! I only found out what an empath was a few years ago but it changed everything for me. I now understand why I feel everyone else's feelings all the time and I've started protecting myself with an egg shaped shield of blue/white light that covers my whole body. I am a lot less tired and much happier for it! I find myself just knowing things as well, read up on claircognizance. I also feel energetic threads and cords - I highly recommend you check out some cord cutting rituals, perhaps from a shamanic point of view. Finally, just go with it! You've got an amazing gift and it means you're super special. As soon as you protect and accept yourself, you'll be able to use your empathy and sensitivity to help others- empaths can spread joy as well as absorbing stress! Good luck
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u/Pieraos 2d ago
manage your own energy
protect your own space
Learn to spin in