Hello!
I have lurked here for awhile but am finding that maybe I have some courage to ask a question.
I admit, I'm a weird "mutt", straddling being comfortably in the world of the material & informed by science, but also constantly being very much drawn back to the world of metaphysical topics, to the world I was very comfortable living in as a child.
I practice in two healthcare clinics, providing acupuncture to patients. Love my work, my colleagues and patients! But I struggle coming home with aches and pains, sometimes feeling emotionally heavy. I was told many times by older practitioners of my field to protect my energies in my work. I never took this message seriously because well, adulthood and real life stuff (and none of the fluffy wuffy).
I'm approaching a point in my life however, where I feel absolutely drained and am finding I need to set boundaries to protect my energy both at work, at home and with friends.
It's getting bad enough that it's making me frequently sick, constantly drained of energy, and feeling empty with nothing left to give socially, at work and also with family.
I stumbled upon your site after listening to your podcast which re-ignited something deep within me, nudging me to really take drawing energy boundaries and setting up energetic protection seriously.
Problem is, I'm about as intuitive as an eraser but for some reason, I seem to have a knack for taking home the gunk I work on in my patients. Maybe I'm just a little over empathetic and a people pleaser. But it's been a problem that I had for years which is starting to only now take a toll on my health and personal energy levels.
I realize it's something I have to work on (in addition to doing therapy, eating well, asking for help from friends more often, and recognizing what my body needs and listening to it when it's tired).
Are there ways to "set up a protective energetic perimeter" around yourself while at work so I don't walk home with patient problems?
I realize this is a very complex question and this may not be so easily answered on a forum. But I'm open to it being asked in discussion perhaps in an online session specifically for those of us who are curious and haven't a clue about how the metaphysical works.
Any insights shared here will be appreciated. Thanks for listening to this weird newbie question!
Jax,
Thank you so much for your super fast reply! It means a lot that it's a welcoming and open minded place for some of us who are curious but also completely clueless as to what to even start learning about!
That's so awesome of you to share your email address! I'd love to hear any insight that you may have and I'll shoot something off to you later today.
I am thinking of joining a Wednesday online class as I'd love to be able to be in the company of "safe" people and see what topics come up. I think it would be nice to bring this topic up and open it up for discussion so long as it doesn't step on anyone's toes or take up too much time or space.
Thanks a lot and I'm super appreciative of your kind reply!
Looking forward to being able to
stay open and learn!
Daryl
Hello! First off there are no "weird" questions here so never feel like you can't ask anything that's on your mind! One of us is bound to be able to help you and we'll be happy to do it. We have a very strong and welcoming community here so we're glad to have you join in, even if it's baby steps for now. This question does have a big answer that would take me a while to type up on my phone but I'm happy to help if you want to reach out to me! My email is jaxsonwolfdevlin@gmail.com. Alternatively I think this would be a great question to bring up during a weekly Wednesday meet up. These are zoom meetings that take place every Wednesday evening at 8pm CST, you can find the link on our website but if you can't locate it I can get that for you too. It's a great way to dip your toes in and ask questions and get answers/discussion. Whatever you need, we're here to help. 🙂