The Language of Emotional Energy
Does your body speak to you? Do you listen when it does?
Do you ever have a ‘gut feeling’ about someone? A sense of joy perhaps, of feeling a connection with someone, but you don’t know why? Or perhaps you meet someone that you take an instant dislike to, a sense of foreboding? Emotional energy is created from the effect of your personal life experience.
The energy fuelling our emotion response is created by our nervous system. We may describe this as a ‘vibe’ or a ‘gut feeling’. We may meet someone who makes us feel safe, and calm, an instinct that we can trust them. Alternatively, someone may ‘gives us the creeps’, a sense that we need to steer clear of them. Emotional energy fuels joy, positivity, or is the driving force behind anger.
We can also connect with others with our emotional energy, by sensing what the other person feels, or needs in that moment. This is where compassion and empathy come in.
Energetic sensitivity
Having energetic awareness (mindfulness) is about noticing how your own emotional energy is at any given moment, in response to other people, or outside influences. It is about sensing what you, or the other person, needs. Sensitivity to this energetic response brings you in touch with your emotions, how you feel. Your ‘energy field’ can protect you if you feel afraid, a shield against unwelcome intrusions.
Energetic sensitivity enables us to be more aware of how we feel emotionally in the moment, in any situation we find ourselves in.
Intuition
Intuition is the ability to sense something, to respond instinctively, without the process of conscious thought. Our body lets us know something is amiss with physical sensations, such as a ‘gut reaction’ a knot in your stomach.
Trusting our intuition comes from developing energetic sensitivity. We become aware of emotion in others, if someone is tense, or relaxed and calm.
How emotional energy works for you
Giving off negative energy, a ‘keep away vibe’ , in situations you may find challenging, such as in a crowded room, will let others know you feel uncomfortable, with out uttering a word.
You can give off positive energy if you feel safe, confident. Being in the presence of someone who has a calming energy can give you a sense of safety, that it is OK to relax.
Paying attention to your own energetic responses, and those from other people, helps you to negotiate the world of connection to others, on your own terms. This can give you a sense of self-worth, confidence, and feeling comfortable in your own skin.
As a psychotherapist, I can work with you to find balance with your own emotionally energy.
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