“I don’t have the right equipment”

The several times when I “took on” another person’s physical problems I looked at them as one time experiences. I had never really considered myself to be empathic. Though when my friend was dying of congestive heart failure and I took on those problems, effectively healing him, I had no idea that something like that was possible. The pain in the chest and left arm were bad enough, but then what my friend would later call “death rattles” started and that was as much a mental issue as it was physical. Every time I took a breath the popping in my head nearly drove me nuts. Was I ever thankful when I learned to express gratitude for the experience and then to give it to the Savior.

Another time when my daughter and I were on the road doing book reviews she had started her menstrual cycle. Now this is not something that I normally concern myself with, if you know what I mean. But she started to complain that she had really bad “cramps.” We had arrived at a friend’s house where we were to stay the night. Shortly after arriving I found myself with a terrible pain in the lower abdomen. It was something that I had never experienced before, it really hurt. It was not stomach cramps. Next thing I knew Denise is thanking me for taking her cramps and she’s off playing or talking to our hosts while I lay on the bed in the fetal position telling the Lord Jesus Christ that I don’t have the right equipment to have “cramps.” I wonder if He was smiling….. My only consolation was our friend Dave that came with us to sing at the book reviews did the same thing with Denise the next day, he took her cramps. I admit I laughed as hard at him as he had laughed at me the previous day as he lay there in the fetal position moaning with pain. Meanwhile, Denise was enjoying all of it immensely.

If you have the ability to take on another person’s physical problems that would mean you are most likely a physical empath.

Do you stay away from crowds as they make you ill? Have you ever been around someone and then have a mysterious physical problem you didn’t have before, or some aliment? Are you like me and prefer to stay away from crowds. On a survey once it asked what my favorite vacation place was and I answered – home. Have you ever been to a doctor for help and they tell you there is nothing wrong with you? Or my friend whose husband went to the hospital with heart problems and had called asking me to go up to voice a blessing for him. I went up there and did voice a blessing on him and then she asked for one also. The Lord Jesus Christ let her have it for “taking her husband’s medical problems unto herself.” I found out after the blessing that they were about to put her in the next room for heart problems. This sweet friend is nearly always in ill health as she can’t stand to see others suffer. Not a good thing.

Do some people suck the life right out of you while others will energize you? You are a physical empath. Does stress from other people cause you to have problems? Physical problems? A good friend, since transitioned, would be in a group of people and ask who is it that “really needs to go pee?” She could feel others physical problems. This made her an incredible energy healer as she knew exactly where the problem was. Only she had learned to not take on their problems to herself, well except having to urinate I guess.

Or are you like my other friend that has the ability to pick up the emotions of those in her family and take them to herself. As a young child, she’d take on anger, anxiety, frustration, angst and other negative emotions, trying to make their home a place of peace. Do you avoid conflicts at all costs? Do they and arguments give you a “hangover” making you unable to cope? Are you like me and feel anxious in crowds? My family knows that when all of our children and grandchildren are over that I will more times than not go into the bedroom and close the door. There are times when I just need to lay down and have a power nap to be able to keep going. They understand these things and don’t hassle me about it, for which I’m very grateful. How many of us want to fix other people and take away their pain? Are their certain foods that cause mood swings in you? I get low blood sugar. That along with taking other people’s junk really throws me for a loop. Have you done what I do and overeat to cope with stress or difficult situations or people?

These “symptoms” might mean you are an emotional empath.

Many of us are both. In order to live a basic “normal” life it is really important as an empath to learn to shield yourself. I have learned to put up boundaries. In the past I had to learn how to hug people as many empaths do not like physical contact. Know that there is always a transference of energy when two people hug or are in close physical proximity. If you don’t want their “stuff,” shield yourself. Limit yourself being around those that argue or yell. When a narcissistic person wants to dump on you, tell them no and walk away. When you go to their house does their doormat have your name on it? These kind of people know they can dump on an empath and suck the life out of them, literally.

There are many people out there that are spiritual vampires. I had a really good man I worked with that was one, though he had no idea and at the time neither did I. After getting off the phone with him I would literally drag myself around for hours. After a while I made the connection and remember asking my wife why I’d be so tired after getting off the phone with Matt. He needed my energy to keep going and probably that of many other people. What was interesting is he had no idea he was an energy vampire.

We have had empaths come here for a blessing and my sighted friend Z has said they look like Chia Pets. There are so many cords going off of them sucking the life out of them these people can hardly function. Most of the time there is a cord attached to you when you take a person’s stuff. We will cut all of those cords and all other attachments associated with them taking others problems, feelings, emotions, illnesses, and anything else. Some evil people will easily see an empath and attach a cord or bond to them. They use this to take literal life energy out of those empaths. It is easy for them because many empaths just want to give and help everyone. It is really important to cut those cords and bonds, burn them and send the attached entities down to hell. We have found most of the empaths stuck in this kind of relationship are depressed, get angry, have no energy and many just don’t know if they want to live anymore. Some empaths who dislike crowds can’t handle heavy traffic on the freeways. So do yourself a favor and don’t take the freeway unless you have to. If you have someone at work that constantly goes at you, change jobs if you can. Just learn to understand how you are and live accordingly. Most medical people will put empaths on anti-depressants. Will that mess you up even more? Don’t know. There have been some people we have run across where the anti-depressants keep the gifted person from hearing and feeling so much, thereby giving them time to recover and get a handle on things. It all goes back to what does our Lord and Savior want you to do? One of the best things He has had me do is to spend time in nature. Nature is quite clearing and really seems to help empathic people. In crowds my wife has become accustomed to me sitting in the back and needing to have an aisle seat if I can get it. You know, a quick escape if all of it gets to me.

Many of us have children and grandchildren that are empathic. I think about my one granddaughter and how she is, wow. Let me describe some of her “symptoms.” She feels things very deeply and often will have intuitive insights that are way beyond her nine years of age. Her parents must watch what she reads or the movies she sees because she might have strong reactions to what has been presented. She will take on her families stress, anger, sadness, or being upset. She spends a lot of time alone, either reading books or playing. She loves being in nature and often will be off in a world of her own while in the yard just looking at plants, bugs, and seeking out animals. Or when she was younger, playing with the fairies. She is very compassionate and will listen to others when you can catch her attention. She has complained about not fitting in at church. Just yesterday for her birthday she ate at a restaurant, played at a kids play land for several hours, and visited a pet shop. When her family was driving home she asked her mother how soon they would be there as she was tired of being around everyone and everything. She just wanted her home. (Sounds like her grandpa.) She will act out after taking on other people’s junk, or become depressed.  Remember she had a year and a half of tantrums and the parents didn’t understand why.  That is gone now as they understand how to better help her cope with her gift.   I’m sure there are many disorders in the DSM book or whatever it’s called for her. But in reality, she is a beautiful young girl, full of life, love, compassion, and happiness. She just needs to be protected as she learns about her gift of empathy and is able to better shield herself, learning about containment shielding when appropriate, how to cast off offending entities, and become the daughter our Father desires her to be.

All this being said, being empathic is a wonderful gift from God. It is my belief that most gifted people are empathic to one degree or another. It seems to come with the territory. Some will go get medical help and be diagnosed with pain, panic attacks, phobias, adrenal fatigue, and much more. I wonder how many would have some relief if they turned to the Lord Jesus Christ and asked Him what their problems are. Might learning to shield, cut cords, become one with Him and our Father, casting out, clearing and such help? Could it hurt? I have social anxiety and have learned to overcome most of it, though at times it really hits me strong. When I was first asked by the Spirit to do the Ezekiel seminars back in 2003, I asked my friend Robert to handle getting up and welcoming everyone, announcing the next speaker, and all of that. He readily agreed to do it. During my next prayer I was told quite strongly that I must do it myself. That was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Now it is a whole lot easier. I was told by the Spirit to sing a solo during the Ezekiel seminar held up at Snowbird. I don’t have the words to describe the angst, horror, anxiety, stress, and other problems doing that caused me. But because He asked, I did it. We can overcome much of these things with His help. Remember, like I said, it is a wonderful gift from God.

We will discuss some ideas why it is such a wonderful gift from God next time.