Sensitive Souls and Boundaries
Highly sensitive people and empaths are more likely to experience anxiety, stress and depression. Their capacity to ‘feel’ or tune into energy is automatic and as much a blessing as an irritation.
A highly sensitive person or empath is someone with the strong ability to feel the thoughts, emotions and energy of others. They ‘feel’ the mental or emotional states of others in a way that cannot be explained, a paranormal way. And this can lead to anxiety, stress and depression.
Great news! With spiritual or energetic boundaries an empath or highly sensitive person can manage their personal space in a way that allows them to still tune into others, but without literally taking on the others feelings or thoughts. They remain connected and healthy, without becoming depleted or overwhelmed.
The long term affects of an empath not having boundaries creates a strain on their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. It translates into feeling depressed, anxious and stressed. But it doesn’t need to be that way.
3 Ways Boundaries Protect You
- They create a protective layer that keeps healthy energies in and unhealthy energies out.
- They enable a person to better understand what feelings or thoughts are their own versus other persons.
- It’s easier to say yes, or no, to make a decision that best reflects their own well-being.
Being a highly sensitive person or empath is a gift that is not intended to cause them to be depleted, drained, overwhelmed, anxious, stressed or depressed. It is intended to connect them with others in a deeply heart-centered, intuitive way that supports healing for everyone.
If you want to learn more about creating and living with healthy boundaries so you can participate and connect with others without feeling anxious or drained, then come to any Guided Meditation class this week. A Certified Meditation Teacher can support you in understanding the process step, by step.
