How Empaths Experience Psychic Attack
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~AndEl — Understanding subtle energy dynamics and protecting empathic sensitivity.
There are many types of psychic attack, but for this post, I’m talking about the kind that comes from one person toward another through dark or heavy thought energy.
Most Empaths experience psychic attack at some point in their lives, often without realizing what’s actually happening. It can be hard to tell the difference between emotions stirred up by our own stressful thoughts and those we pick up from others, which is why many Empaths don’t know they’re receiving someone else’s negativity.
While most people don’t feel the darker thoughts of others, Empaths often do. When someone is thinking negatively about them, Empaths can unconsciously pick it up.
We’re living through challenging times, and this is stirring up old insecurities in many people. Instead of facing these inner issues, some project their pain outward in the form of blame or judgment. These projected thoughts can become psychic attack.
People who stay stuck in negative thinking tend to vibrate at a low frequency. Their energy can feel toxic to an Empath. When an Empath pulls away to protect their well-being, it may create resentment in the other person, sometimes leading to more dark thoughts being sent their way.
Psychic attacks most often come from family members (blood-related or not), close friends, old friends, co-workers, or people an Empath has recently distanced themselves from.
How Do You Know You’re Being Psychically Attacked?
A common sign is a loop of negative thoughts centred around one specific person.
For example, a friend you haven’t heard from in ages suddenly keeps popping into your mind, but each time your thoughts feel heavy or angry. You may even wake up thinking unpleasant thoughts about them for no clear reason. You assume these feelings are your own, but they’re not.
The person sending the dark thoughts usually has no idea you’re receiving them. You may also be the only one sensitive enough to feel them.
What Should You Do If You Sense a Psychic Attack?
The most important step is to stop feeding the dark thoughts the moment you notice them. This isn’t easy, but it’s essential. When you engage with feelings that don’t belong to you, you unintentionally join the exchange.
Empaths can project anger back without realizing it, which creates a two-way psychic back-and-forth. This can last for days, and Empaths almost always feel the effects more deeply.
You may have already noticed how your mood affects others. If you feel uplifted, others feel it. If you’re sad or tired, that energy spreads too. Because Empaths influence the emotional field around them so easily, it’s especially important to avoid projecting angry or gloomy thoughts into the world. What you send out tends to return even stronger. (The good news: positive thoughts return amplified too.)
Strengthening Your Energy and Protection
The simplest technique is distraction the moment you notice the thought pattern, especially when it keeps circling back to one person.
Many Empaths find that “making noise” in the mind helps interrupt the pattern. Singing, humming, or chanting can help drown out intrusive energy, much like covering your ears blocks out sound. Physical activity or creative expression can also break the cycle.
When you’re off-balance, physically, emotionally, or mentally, your energy field (aura) becomes weaker. Your aura acts as an unseen shield, protecting you from outside influences, including the thoughts and emotions of others. Empaths often have porous or “leaky” auras, which makes them more open to absorbing outside energy.
Weakness in the aura can come from many sources: unprocessed emotions, poor diet, lack of movement, overthinking, illness, or emotional pain. If you sense you’re being psychically attacked, it may be a sign to tune into your inner guidance and see what needs strengthening.
Supporting your physical and emotional well-being naturally strengthens your aura. And a strong aura is your best protection against psychic attack and negative energy of any kind.
I hope this helps on your Empath journey.
Until next time,
Diane
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