[wachusettgirl]

Yes, but I wouldn't expect to get sick from other's energies or else that will become your reality. I can definately relate to the idea of being sensitive to the energies of others, to the point of actually hiding in my closet when my parents had company, and in my adult life avoiding many social situations. I love Erin's piece about opening and closing the chakras, it has helped me alot, and I think that it is great to incorporate positive things such as that into your daily routine when needed. However I would not "expect" anything to make me sick energetically, just as I would not expect anything to make me sick in the conventional medical way (i.e. my mother has breast cancer therefore so shall I, I got bit by a tick while hiking so I will get Lyme disease, etc...). We all know people that think about illness all the time, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy to the extent that they, their children, their pets, or whoever are always at the doctor's, having symptoms, tests, procedures... I don't imagine that getting sick energetically is all that different, if that is what you expect to happen then guess what?
Definately do what you need to do to shield and protect yourself, then use other strategies to stay healthy and in the present.