[James Hayden]

Originally Posted by CFPurpose

This statement you made above is a clear sign that you naturally cary the ability to perform Psychometry.

I've been told this by others.

Have you ever tried holding an object and seeing what you get from the object? Feelings, pictures, stories, ect? Experiment with it if you have not by having someone you trust and know give you an object you are unfamiliar with that has a history. First things that come to mind, feelings, ect., call out. See if you can get close. This is a very nice gift and I wouldn't doubt that you would be able to fully open that side up with some practice if you have not done so already.

The only experiments I have done was a little remote viewing. My experience was that I was picking up more about the history of the object I was viewing instead of physical details about the object.

Learn how to shield yourself or unplug the emotion. Being an Empath has it's pro's and con's but you always have the ability to control it. Sounds to me like you've done a good job learning how to decifer what is your own emotion and what is not your true emotions. Just decifering helps a lot but when you no longer want to feel what another is feeling, instead of having to distance yourself, learn how to shield and you won't have to run off.

Where can I find information on how to shield myself? For most emotions at normal intensity levels, I can simply observe it and remain detached. I currently deal with stronger emotions by avoiding those people and places which reek of negativity. That's not the optimal solution, seeing as how contemporary society is pretty much fear-based.

I used to think I had social anxiety disorder, and was seeing a therapist and taking medication, because I always had a feeling of anxious tension in the background, especially when out in public or around large groups of people. Once I realized it wasn't MY anxiety, and stopped owning it, it stopped having an impact on me. I realize now that it is just the collective emotion of everyone around me, which is characterized as almost paranoia, with a taste of nervous restlessness/impatience. The most radical outward change is a constant calmness -- I used to have nervous habits like shaky-leg, nail biting, scab picking, finger drumming, fidgeting, and every last one of them stopped occurring when I released my attachment/identification with outside emotion.