How to Stop Absorbing Everyone Else’s Energy
Written by Derek Wolf for Learn to Be Intuitive at L2Bintuitive.com
If you’ve ever walked into a room and instantly felt heavy, anxious, off, or completely drained
You’re not crazy.
And no, you didn’t make it up.
You probably picked up someone else’s energy.
It’s one of the most common experiences for people who are waking up to their intuition.
You start to realize you’ve been carrying other people’s emotions—their anxiety, anger, grief, even their silence—without meaning to.
And if you don’t know how to handle it, you’ll think something’s wrong with you.
Like you’re too sensitive.
Or you need to “toughen up.”
But the truth is…
Feeling what others feel isn’t a weakness.
Absorbing it without boundaries is.
Here’s what no one teaches us:
There’s a difference between sensing energy and holding it.
You can notice what’s in the room.
You can feel the discomfort.
You can sense someone’s sadness.
That’s your intuition working.
But you don’t have to carry it home.
You don’t have to turn yourself into a sponge.
In fact, the more intuitive you become, the more important it is to set energetic boundaries.
Not to become closed off—
but to stay clear inside your own body.
Here’s how to start:
1. Ask the question: “Is this mine?”
Seriously—pause when you feel that heaviness.
When your mood suddenly shifts.
When anxiety shows up out of nowhere.
Ask: “Is this mine?”
Often, you’ll feel an immediate shift.
Because your body knows the answer—you're just not used to asking.
2. Don’t take responsibility for what someone else won’t name.
If someone is silently angry, shut down, or in a bad place emotionally—
That doesn’t mean you need to fix it.
Let them have their experience.
You’re not rude for not absorbing their discomfort.
You’re allowed to notice it without owning it.
3. Visualize your boundary—before you need it.
It doesn’t have to be mystical or dramatic.
Just take a moment before a conversation, a family gathering, or a tense environment to check in with your body.
Feel your space.
Feel your center.
Decide what stays, and what doesn’t.
Intuition doesn’t mean wide open 24/7.
It means tuned in—with awareness and sovereignty.
4. Let go of the belief that compassion = merging.
You can care without collapsing.
You can love without leaking.
You can feel deeply without becoming the emotional trash bin for everyone around you.
This is one of the most powerful shifts an intuitive person can make.
You’re not meant to carry what isn’t yours.
You’re meant to learn from it, sense it, and stay centered in your own truth.
So the next time you feel that wave of energy hit you
Stop.
Breathe.
Ask:
Is this mine?
Or am I just feeling what they won’t say out loud?
And if it’s not yours—let it go.
You don’t have to heal it.
You don’t have to process it.
You just have to release it.
That’s not cold.
That’s clarity.
And clarity is how your intuition sharpens.
So stop apologizing for protecting your space.
Start honoring your center.
You weren’t built to carry everyone.
You were built to know what’s real
and to walk clearly inside your own life.
Keep going.
Derek
Derek Wolf © 2025 Derek Wolf. All rights reserved. Originally published on L2Bintuitive.com
Written by Derek Wolf for Learn to Be Intuitive at L2Bintuitive.com
If you’ve ever walked into a room and instantly felt heavy, anxious, off, or completely drained
You’re not crazy.
And no, you didn’t make it up.
You probably picked up someone else’s energy.
It’s one of the most common experiences for people who are waking up to their intuition.
You start to realize you’ve been carrying other people’s emotions—their anxiety, anger, grief, even their silence—without meaning to.
And if you don’t know how to handle it, you’ll think something’s wrong with you.
Like you’re too sensitive.
Or you need to “toughen up.”
But the truth is…
Feeling what others feel isn’t a weakness.
Absorbing it without boundaries is.
Here’s what no one teaches us:
There’s a difference between sensing energy and holding it.
You can notice what’s in the room.
You can feel the discomfort.
You can sense someone’s sadness.
That’s your intuition working.
But you don’t have to carry it home.
You don’t have to turn yourself into a sponge.
In fact, the more intuitive you become, the more important it is to set energetic boundaries.
Not to become closed off—
but to stay clear inside your own body.
Here’s how to start:
1. Ask the question: “Is this mine?”
Seriously—pause when you feel that heaviness.
When your mood suddenly shifts.
When anxiety shows up out of nowhere.
Ask: “Is this mine?”
Often, you’ll feel an immediate shift.
Because your body knows the answer—you're just not used to asking.
2. Don’t take responsibility for what someone else won’t name.
If someone is silently angry, shut down, or in a bad place emotionally—
That doesn’t mean you need to fix it.
Let them have their experience.
You’re not rude for not absorbing their discomfort.
You’re allowed to notice it without owning it.
3. Visualize your boundary—before you need it.
It doesn’t have to be mystical or dramatic.
Just take a moment before a conversation, a family gathering, or a tense environment to check in with your body.
Feel your space.
Feel your center.
Decide what stays, and what doesn’t.
Intuition doesn’t mean wide open 24/7.
It means tuned in—with awareness and sovereignty.
4. Let go of the belief that compassion = merging.
You can care without collapsing.
You can love without leaking.
You can feel deeply without becoming the emotional trash bin for everyone around you.
This is one of the most powerful shifts an intuitive person can make.
You’re not meant to carry what isn’t yours.
You’re meant to learn from it, sense it, and stay centered in your own truth.
So the next time you feel that wave of energy hit you
Stop.
Breathe.
Ask:
Is this mine?
Or am I just feeling what they won’t say out loud?
And if it’s not yours—let it go.
You don’t have to heal it.
You don’t have to process it.
You just have to release it.
That’s not cold.
That’s clarity.
And clarity is how your intuition sharpens.
So stop apologizing for protecting your space.
Start honoring your center.
You weren’t built to carry everyone.
You were built to know what’s real
and to walk clearly inside your own life.
Keep going.
Derek
Derek Wolf © 2025 Derek Wolf. All rights reserved. Originally published on L2Bintuitive.com