{"id":15132,"date":"2016-02-13T21:12:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T19:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=15132"},"modified":"2022-11-03T20:37:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:37:01","slug":"stop-absorbing-other-peoples-negative-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/stop-absorbing-other-peoples-negative-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Stop Absorbing Other People’s Negative Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sympathy is when you can feel compassion towards other people and empathy is when you really feel someone else’s emotions as if they were your own. If you are an empathizer, then you may have experienced pain and suffering over something that doesn’t directly affect you.<\/p>\n
These invasive feelings can really block your ability to function and even stop you emotionally. <\/strong>Have you ever been next to, or close to, a negative person<\/a> and felt his or her emotions? It might be described as a heaviness or as a weight on your shoulders.<\/p>\n Maybe you didn’t realize it right away \u2013 but this negative energy is moving into your body and your emotions and is causing you to feel pain. If this sounds like you, then we have the answer.<\/p>\n Some people need attention<\/a>. If you have someone in your life who is constantly using you because you are nice and affectionate towards them, then it’s probably time to tell them to stop. Putting all of your positive energy into someone who is having emotional difficulties will not help you or them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You may think you are doing them some good, but in the end, they wind up with the same problems and leave you feeling much worse than you did before you tried to help them.<\/p>\n If it feels like your efforts are getting the person nowhere and it seems as though they are after your attention more than a resolution, then they are emotional victims, or vampires<\/a>, sucking all of your positive energy from you. This is when you have to say no.<\/p>\n It’s time to realize that these people are not your responsibility and that you should only rely on yourself.<\/p>\n It’s a common misconception to believe that you are being friendly and nice by always pleasing people<\/a>. What you are actually doing is becoming a part of their negative energy and letting it become you.<\/p>\n Stop, and start to think more about yourself. It’s OK that some people won’t like you \u2013 that’s normal<\/strong>.\u00a0Everyone is different. It’s important to accept differences and not feel like you have to adhere to other people’s likes and dislikes.<\/p>\n The best way to prevent yourself from absorbing other people’s negative energy is to go into the situation positively\u00a0and like yourself.<\/p>\n If you are a people pleaser, then you probably also find it hard to say \u201cno\u201d to people<\/a>. It’s great to be generous with people, but there has to be a line. Be aware that some people might be taking advantage of your positive approach to life and your \u201cyes\u201d attitude.<\/p>\nHere are five ways to repel negative energy and protect yourself from its mental, physical and spiritual effects:<\/h3>\n
1. Stop feeding your emotional vampire<\/h4>\n
2. Stop trying to please everyone<\/h4>\n
3. Start Saying \u201cNo More\u201d<\/h4>\n