Is there any realistic methods to lower the impact of my empathy? I've tried those energy blocks and never worked. Others emotions are holding me back. I feel others emotions like they are my own, and I cant stop it.
I want to climb the latter to success without others emotions bogging me down.
Try to put up an energy shield around you. Here's a simple spell I've learned. Not sure how well it'll work for you, but feel free to try it out. Using your index and middle finger together, trace a pentagram in the air in front of you. Imagine that when your done, a beautiful pentagram made entirely of your energy has been formed. Now say "By the power of the Pentagram, I am protected, wherever I am" three times. Thanks for reading!
What helped me was a combination of things, though oddly none of them involved blocking things out. It was more about learning to not hold on to the emotions of others. It starts by learning to recognize your own emotions, then understanding the emotions you go through in reaction to others, and then identifying when you are experiencing the emotions of others as your own.
Learning to identify when you are experiencing the emotions of others gives you the opportunity to identify them, let yourself feel compassion in recognizing them, and of course empowers you in letting them go.
You don't need to sacrifice your empathy, but you do need to 'know thy Self' so that you can maintain that crucial compassion without making the emotions of others your own.
My great-Aunt, in her blunt way, put it thus when I asked her for help;
"Well why are you holding on to their energy? It isn't yours so don't be -making- it yours."
As an additional thought, it helps to also remember you are not responsible for their emotions. Nor are you responsible for fixing them. That is their job. And at least part of why they are 'here' to begin with. Supporting people is vital, but trying to solve their troubles for them robs them of the lessons they would gain by solving things themselves. This just dooms people to repetition.
I would suggest learning how to create a personal shield. You can make this shield tight enough that no energies get through (I don't recommend this one) or you can make it semi-permeable so you can filter out unwanted energies but let others through. There is an article on how to go about doing this at https://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=912643
