We allow the mind to follow its natural instinct to move toward greater happiness, and it goes inward and attains the consciousness of bliss in being.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
In society, every person is constantly in contact with various people toward whom they feel certain emotions.
But there are people who can subtly pick up on the emotional states of those around them, sensing energies and vibrations.
People who can tune into the wavelength of another person. Such people are considered empaths.
What empathy is, and why people with this quality find it difficult to adapt in society, read in the first article of this series.
Empaths get the impression that they are dependent on the emotions of other people, but this personality trait can be managed.
Today in the article, we will explore the possibility of how to change the polarity of heightened emotional sensitivity so that it does not destroy you, but rather endows you with strength.
Every personality quality has two sides. One side always drains and pulls you down, while the other fills and lifts you up.
For example: let’s take the personality quality of generosity. A perfectly worthy quality — sharing something necessary with a neighbor is fulfilling. But if a tilt toward depletion occurs, we get wastefulness.
A quality like cheerfulness fills you up, while gloominess drains you. Friendliness fills you up — anger drains you. Forgiveness fills you up — vengefulness drains you.
And so every trait has its opposite. Therefore, when you see a personality trait in yourself that drains you, look for what stands on the other side of that quality, the direct opposite.
How to transform the feeling of envy into a positive polarity, read in the article The Healing Power of Envy. How to Transform the Energy of This Feeling
Changing Polarity from a Personal Story
I know a guy who has had powerful energy since birth. You’d think that’s wonderful, but no, in childhood this trait was destructive. If the boy touched any electronics, they would break.
When his parents bought new appliances for the house, they always asked their son not to come near or touch them for at least a week, so they could enjoy the new purchase.
And the child, as luck would have it, was drawn to them, he wanted to press the buttons, and not at all because he was asked not to come near, it’s just that electronics had been his weakness since childhood.
But he didn’t even have to press the buttons for the electronics to break, it was enough for him to just touch them with his hand and that was it…
Throughout his childhood, similar incidents happened with this boy repeatedly. And while those around him found this trait amusing in a child, he himself was mostly upset, he absolutely did not like feeling like a destroyer.
The boy felt hurt and, almost in tears, would protest: “But I haven’t done anything yet.” And he didn’t need to do anything, a simple touch was enough.
But now that the boy has grown up, his energy has changed polarity, he somehow unconsciously learned to manage it. Now, if some appliance breaks in the house, often for it to be fixed, it’s enough for him to simply touch it.
For example, there was a case when a computer hadn’t started for a week. They asked this guy to take a look, since he’s very knowledgeable about electronics.
And everyone was amazed that the computer started easily, on the first try, as soon as the guy pressed the power button.
The guy found no faults in the computer and joked that they had disturbed him for nothing. But after this incident, no repair was needed; the computer started and worked perfectly.
Or another case, when the guy turned on the microwave and heated up his breakfast in it. Even though it hadn’t been working for about a month before that, they just hadn’t had time to take it in for repair.
But the guy didn’t know that. So when asked what he did to make it work, he replied that he did as usual, put the plate in and turned the appliance on. That is, he did absolutely nothing, he only touched it and that was enough.
There were many such situations, and it always gets to the point of being funny. You’ll agree that such miracles, at the very least, bring a smile. Only now everyone laughs, including the owner of this creative energy.
I told this story to show how polarity changes. And if it changes unconsciously, it means it can be done consciously as well.
To make energy creative, you’ll have to make an effort, and it will take time. But overall, changing the polarity of your emotional sensitivity is possible, even in the most incredible cases.
How to Change the Polarity of High Emotional Sensitivity
Let’s look step by step at how to change the polarity:
1. Determine what you are changing to
In this case, if you are sinking into the negativity of people close to you, the flip side will be filling those around you with positivity.
When you have the ability to feel the emotions of other people, it means you are also capable of transmitting your own states to those around you.
If you pick up on someone else’s sadness, feel uncomfortable as a result, and feel a strong urge to help, then you absolutely can help, but in a way that is quite unfamiliar to you.
You can transmit a state of calm or even joy, a state of confidence and grace. You can empower a person, but only when you yourself are in such states and know how to maintain balance in any situation.
But do not doubt for a moment that you have this ability; it is indicated by your capacity for empathy.
Read also: Empowering Others as a Way of Service and Finding Your Own Strength
2. Focus on Yourself
First, learn not to get drawn into other people’s states. To do this, you need to focus on your own sensations.
When you are somewhere crowded: at work or on public transport, in line or at a meeting, direct your focus to your body, to what you are feeling in that moment — whether you are cold or hot, if something itches or hurts, feels tight or prickly.
It doesn’t matter what it is; what matters is learning to hold your attention on your own sensations and on what you personally are feeling.
I like the example of a tornado, where everything is spinning around, but at the center of the storm there is absolute calm.
You need to imagine yourself as the center of the tornado, learn not to grab onto the foreign feelings swirling around you that are not yours, and preserve your own state.
Practice this for a while, and you will notice that you get drawn into other people’s emotions less and less each time.
3. Become a Full Vessel
When a vessel is full, nothing more can be poured into it. Therefore, if you are filled from within with an even state, you cannot be thrown off balance; nothing from the outside will be added, and other people’s feelings will simply have no place to settle.
Learn to be in the flow; learn, while doing everyday tasks, to let energy flow through you.
Hold your channel steady, so that at any moment, by directing your attention, you become so filled that you begin to give.
Create a sphere of harmony around yourself, on all levels and in all dimensions, by going through the “Sphere of Harmony” meditation.
4. Spin the Energy in the Other Direction
Imagine a spiral twisting of energies. In one direction, the energy twists inward, and if you twist it in the other direction, the energy unwinds outward.
Now imagine that you are radiating your state into the outer world along a spiral that is unwinding.
Hold onto this feeling of unwinding and observe what happens.
Practice this as often as possible, then the people around you, just from your presence, will become balanced.
But this is only possible when you are filled with an even state in abundance, when there is not a single drop of doubt within you, when your energy cannot be directed to spin in the other direction.
Strengthen your abilities and broadcast your feelings to those around you.
Observe how everything will work in reverse, when it is not you reacting to the feelings of others, but your environment reacting to your state, and returning, thanks to you, to calmness, goodwill, and positivity.
Become a virus of happiness for your loved ones!