Astral Projection and Psychic Abilities Drastically Changing Views on Life. Anxiety?

[PhaseshiftR]

I didn't know where to make this topic but I wanted to see if I was alone in this. Since I was eighteen years old I have been practicing astral projection and opening up all my psychic abilities. I am twenty two now. I am a universal empath and highly sensitive person. I can't be around florescent lights or it sends me straight into an anxiety attack. I can usually cope pretty well now, but I find I have to wear sunglasses at doctors offices because the lights give me vertigo. I am a SUPER healthy person. I don't have epilepsy or anything. I have seen SO many doctors because of my sensitivity. Luckily I have met family that I never even knew was into astral projection as well and I realized I am not crazy.

I am so sensitive to smell, sight, sound, emotions, and even my own body I often struggle with debilitating anxiety. If I get a little pain in my arm it feels like my arm is going to fall off. It's like the pain is amplified by so much. This definitely isn't spirit related. I am almost a reiki master and I am very good at grounding myself and getting my breathing back in control. It's not easy but I still find ways around all this anxiety.

I believe the anxiety has been caused by astral projection as well as opening my psychic abilities. I say this because it has changed my views on life and people so much it hurts sometimes. When I do watch TV I only watch sitcoms and hockey. I mute the commercials. I have actually had commercials give me some anxiety. I don't know why this is though. Some of them are an insult to my eyes and ears. Being super sensitive anyway they can even make me irritable.

I used to have some anxiety problems but could still go out in public. Now I go to a local store and I get vertigo every time. Right when I leave I am better. If I get anywhere near my girlfriends dad I start crawling out of my skin. He has debilitating cancer, diabetes, and is blind in one eye. It's really hard around negative people. I have tried shielding and it's a swing and a miss. It doesn't always work. EMF also seems to make me paranoid and physically sick.

I am having a hard time even getting out to see my girlfriend. She is having a hard time understanding this as well. I really miss my old self, but I want to continue on this path. I wouldn't trade what I have learned for the world. It's tough out in the world though...

Racism, violence, loud noises, people yelling on phones over drama, road rage, and so much more. Everywhere I go they have TV's showing the news and it's always some sick sad story.

Building my abilities have DRASTICALLY changed my views on society and it causes so much anxiety for me. I have felt very lost here for a long time. I am working on changing that though! Meditation is a god send.

Has this happened to anybody else? It was such a big change it's very hard to leave my house and it has caused some stress. I actually landed in the ER a few times with a heart murmur. I broke into hives and was vomiting a lot. I thought for sure something was wrong with me. It was all stress. It's crazy stuff!

Thanks. :-)

[ButterflyWoman]

I think you'd do well to start practicing psychic shielding as a matter of habit. It sounds like you're extremely empathic. Cutting down on the amount of "noise" you're picking up may help.

http://www.astraldynamics.com.au/showthread.php?1208-Shielding

That's a good place to start looking for ideas on what might work for you.

I'm also going to tell you from my own experience that meditation is very helpful for dealing with anxiety.

[DarkChylde]

looking up treatment for anxiety might not be that bad an idea , but since you're readily chalking it upto anxiety I'm assuming that's a route you aren't willing to take.
reassessing your options seems a logical choice here though.

[CFTraveler]

I have always been the way you describe. It was worse when I was a child, I could barely cope with the anxiety and the emotions associated with the negative side of life. Astral Projection didn't change it one way or another, because all it did was give me a glimpse of the 'better' side of life. What helped me was to shield myself, not only psychically, but emotionally, and deliberate enter into situations that forced me to develop a thick skin. It's not for everyone, since I was already this way.
I can't say that I overgrew this state, but I can cope much better now.
I do agree with both pieces of advice you have received- talk and breathing therapy with a cognitive specialist, who can help you learn to talk or breathe or EFT yourself out of the anxiety response to things, and shield, shield, shield.

[PhaseshiftR]

Thank you for the reply everyone. Anxiety has been something I have battled my whole life. I finally boiled it down to how much I could feel energy. I have been on over twenty medications in my life. I am now on nothing. Medication definitely just made things worse. I was always told I was nuts and something was wrong with my brain. I started seeing a medium this summer and she has helped me so much. My anxiety is mostly fueled by my sensitivity to energy. Not to mention the florescent lights trigger anxiety because they really hurt my eyes and distort my vision. I have seen doctors my whole life. It seemed to get worse when I learned astral projection but that's because I felt completely lost in society. I am doing better. Learning to breathing is HUGE.

I will definitely keep shielding.

[Dreamweaver]

I'm sensitive too and some of what you talk about sounds very familiar. For me, knowing that I am seperate from my feeling experience helps a lot. And sheilding. Every day.

[Daisy]

Wow...you and I are so similar I almost could have written this post myself. I have the one of the fluorescent lights in my office disabled because having both on distresses me. I always, and I mean always, have my sunglasses with me. And I have been dealing with anxiety for decades (I'm much older than you, 49). The one thing that is very different is that I do take medication for anxiety because I just cannot function without it-cannot drive a car, cannot work.

I do, however, find that meditation helps lower my anxiety levels greatly. And - funny that you should say it - I mute certain advertisements because I find them so distressing.

I guess I have no advice, but I can tell you that you are not alone in your feelings. I would just say don't automatically dismiss treatments for anxiety. It took several tries to get my medication right and, while it doesn't eliminate it, it does bring it down to a level I can live with.