Protecting my energy has been a struggle for almost my whole life. I used to have major self esteem issues (and sometimes still face this problem) because I would pick up all the insecurities and negative energy of others. Also, I had to deal with my own insecurities as Lani. People tell me I appear very confident and this baffles me ha! However, my false confidence may be my cover up to hide my insecurities of not being liked or accepted… and I especially hate to hurt others people’s feelings. One day, I stumbled across a blog describing an empathic person and suddenly it all clicked! Google says “The term empath comes from empathy, which is the ability to understand the experiences and feelings of others outside of your own perspective. … You actually sense and feel emotions as if they’re part of your own experience. In other words, someone else’s pain and happiness become your pain and happiness”. Just know that meditation, exercise and working on myself have helped me over the years and it’s a constant job. You’re all not alone and I believe we all have a bit of empathic abilities… unless you’re a sociopath. Self love is everything. Cheers lol!