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Was contemplating shielding last night, and the various ways in which I use them. Was also wondering if there were additional reasons to use them that I might not be aware of (consciously, at least).
So! How do I use them?
In a space: to have less 'noise' from energy and thoughts and emotions from people outside the space. Fewer distractions. To keep things happening _in_ the space, rather than invading other people's space. To feel protected and safe enough to lower my personal shields, for working, for resting, for interacting, for playing, for whatever. To absorb/modify negative energies, but permit positive/neutral ones to enter. To only allow energy to leave the shielded space that was _told_ to go elsewhere. I don't think my shielding does anything about deep bonds, though, as I would not want to affect the people who enter my shielded spaces so intimately. I'm also not sure I would know _how_.
I don't really do so much with the catching of stray bits of energy, and often forget to clear a space regularly. I need to work on this a bit, I think.
Around myself: Reduce noise, again, from the same sources as above. To do the same things with letting energy in as mentioned above. To only let _out_ of myself energies that are neutral or positive, or that I intentionally let out. To keep my thoughts/emotions/etc in my head, and not in everyone else's. To keep myself separate from everyone else, especially emotionally. To keep my core self protected from others, and protect others from it - that shield will _only_ go down if I tell it to, now. It used to be much less strongly under my control, which may have been part of why I used to have so much trouble keeping myself separate from the emotional states of those I care about (my shields tended to mostly go away around those I care about, and not intentionally). To have sufficient quiet when I need it, although enough incoming will still cause me to need to be elsewhere (and I'm still poor at shielding against stuff coming from bonds).
To handle a difficult situation or conversation by blocking out the negative energies coming from the other person or people, but still be open to the conversation and important bits of non-verbal information (difficult!). To keep a good hold on my wants/needs even if they go strongly against what someone I'm close to wants or needs - it's _ok_ to disagree, as long as people are willing to and can accept that.
Probably more, but that's all I could think of so far today. Anyone else? Different reasons for shielding? Modifications of the ones I mentioned? (I may not have had the right words for the above, as shielding is yet another of the not entirely verbal things I do)
Was contemplating shielding last night, and the various ways in which I use them. Was also wondering if there were additional reasons to use them that I might not be aware of (consciously, at least).
So! How do I use them?
In a space: to have less 'noise' from energy and thoughts and emotions from people outside the space. Fewer distractions. To keep things happening _in_ the space, rather than invading other people's space. To feel protected and safe enough to lower my personal shields, for working, for resting, for interacting, for playing, for whatever. To absorb/modify negative energies, but permit positive/neutral ones to enter. To only allow energy to leave the shielded space that was _told_ to go elsewhere. I don't think my shielding does anything about deep bonds, though, as I would not want to affect the people who enter my shielded spaces so intimately. I'm also not sure I would know _how_.
I don't really do so much with the catching of stray bits of energy, and often forget to clear a space regularly. I need to work on this a bit, I think.
Around myself: Reduce noise, again, from the same sources as above. To do the same things with letting energy in as mentioned above. To only let _out_ of myself energies that are neutral or positive, or that I intentionally let out. To keep my thoughts/emotions/etc in my head, and not in everyone else's. To keep myself separate from everyone else, especially emotionally. To keep my core self protected from others, and protect others from it - that shield will _only_ go down if I tell it to, now. It used to be much less strongly under my control, which may have been part of why I used to have so much trouble keeping myself separate from the emotional states of those I care about (my shields tended to mostly go away around those I care about, and not intentionally). To have sufficient quiet when I need it, although enough incoming will still cause me to need to be elsewhere (and I'm still poor at shielding against stuff coming from bonds).
To handle a difficult situation or conversation by blocking out the negative energies coming from the other person or people, but still be open to the conversation and important bits of non-verbal information (difficult!). To keep a good hold on my wants/needs even if they go strongly against what someone I'm close to wants or needs - it's _ok_ to disagree, as long as people are willing to and can accept that.
Probably more, but that's all I could think of so far today. Anyone else? Different reasons for shielding? Modifications of the ones I mentioned? (I may not have had the right words for the above, as shielding is yet another of the not entirely verbal things I do)
