Really odd question

[galixie]

Has anyone ever had their empathic ability disappear and then come back

Comments

[spacegirl92]

Although not for as long as you, I have experienced something similar. Between the second semester of my senior year of high school and my sophomore year of college, I felt like my empathic abilities got a lot weaker and then just didn't seem to be around. I stopped having "empathy flares" (my term for when I encounter someone with such strong emotions that the feelings basically overtake me instantly) and I felt this new distance between myself and other people's emotions. Since I spent most of high school struggling to accept my empathic abilities, I thought of it as my "just punishment" for not appreciating the gift so I tried to shove all my disconcerting feelings to the back of my mind and pretend like I never was empathic

[jaxomsride]

The brain is an odd mechanism. Anything that can affect neurophysiology will affect empathy from stress to drugs and even possibly diet.

[ladyofshadow]

Medication can affect empathic ability - think about what it's doing to your body going on and going off medication. You body adjusts to what it's doing and as a result your energy adjusts too. Some medication can create blockages that can prevent abilities from being open, so it goes into a sort of hibernation and sometimes it's like a damn breaking as your body clears out everything.

Some medications can do the opposite and induce heightened awareness. It's all about finding a balance within your body and being conscious of your own emotions and grounding & shielding any time you feel out of sorts.

[ext_2379346]

There were periods of time in my life I would say I wasn't feeling very empathic. Those were probably the times I would say I was less clear and/or so busy with things in my day to day life that nothing could get through. But then it seems always eventually something happens to pull you back.