Shielding Your Spirit - An Empath's Guide to Emotional Resilience

When we experience the fullest extent of our emotions, sometimes we encounter challenges which result in feeling drained. An example would be feeling depleted after something annoys us, or having anxious feelings towards people who have caused us significant pain.

In these instances shifting our mindset becomes a form of protection, because when we limit the extent to which something can affect us, it allows us to protect our energy.

Shielding Ourselves Protects Our Mental Peace

There was a time I remember going to a nice dinner, and was feeling so happy to be able to savor a meal at a beautiful restaurant in peace. The interior design was beautiful with dark blue and touches of gold, and when they served you the plate had a charger underneath, and it felt luxurious. The way the restaurant was situated had you seated right next to another table, with a short one-foot screen in-between.

Just as I was taking the first sip of my drink, I couldn't help but overhear the conversation of a couple clearly on a date next to me. The man started loudly venting about his ex, talking over the woman, and I found it to be very irritating. Their conversation was distracting me from being able to the enjoy the food and I was annoyed, to the point where I packed up my food and decided to leave.

But when I look back on the experience, I think of the restaurant and the ambiance brings me so many happy memories. The design was beautiful, and I could have enjoyed it more if I had switched my mindset at the time to focus on my surroundings, ignoring the actions of the couple next to me.

Shielding Your Spirit - An Empath's Mindset Shift for Emotional Resilience

So the mindset shift to shield your spirit as an empath in challenging instances starts by looking at every situation and asking "what is this teaching me?"

In the example I just gave, this could look like me telling myself, I'm enjoying a meal while separately witnessing a demonstration of behavior I find annoying. I'm learning that I don't like when people vent loudly in public, and as I'm sitting here enjoying my food, I can distance my emotional reserve from the person next to me. Now that I've seen this behavior, I've reaffirmed the importance of not doing the same thing. So even though this man's heavy emotions disrupted my meal, ultimately it benefitted me.

When you look at every instance as an opportunity for continued learning, it allows you to perceive things working in your favor instead of allowing unfortunate circumstances to drain your energy. Whether it is a person or place emotionally affecting you, start looking at situations as examples you can learn from - you'll find over time it strengthens your emotional shield and drains less and less of your energy.

Conclusion

It's not easy to protect your energy but you have what it takes to develop the best version of you!

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