Fear of being overwhelmed.

[Baby_Grl00]

Ok here's the situation:

My mother just passed away this morning. She was in a hospice center when it happened and after making calls people started to show up. It was when many of them were there that I began to notice that I could feel their heartache. It's not exactly new to me, but I just realized what it was. Because of my mother's passing I feel that I may become overwhelmed with their emotions ontop of my own. i need advice to help me get through this greiving period. Also I am new to my chosen path and am the only pagan in my family(that I know of) of devout christians, some of whom may and do think that my choice is one of grave sin. One on one I can deal, I either just ignore their comment/animosity/hostility, or I try to explain. I have a strong feeling that I may be approaching a situation that may challenge my temper and I need advice on how to deal.

[Lightning Strike]

_pounce_Just know you aren't alone, people do care, and they are here to help if you wish it.

Try here. http://mysticwicks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=217

[Lunacie]

I hope you'll come and visit us in the Bunker (the link Lightning posted - thank you). There are lots of ideas there on how to shield or cope with the emotional overload that we absorb from those around us. But I know this isn't the greatest time for you to try to read through the scads of stuff in there and try to sort out anything helpful so . . .

In your particular situation you may need to go off by yourself from time to time in order to cleanse your aura of all that goop that's sticking to you and ground that energy - or ask the Divine to transform that goop into sparkles that you can use to bolster your personal shield and make it slick so the goop doesn't stick in the first place.

As far as catching flak from your relatives about your chosen Spiritual Path, maybe tell them that its something personal that you don't want to talk about, or that you'd be willing to talk about it later when you're feeling less shaky from the loss of your mother.

Hugs and sympathies on your loss. :hugz:

[keltickat]

I'm sorry for your loss. :hugz:

I do what Lunacie suggested when I feel myself becoming overwhelmed by the people around me, I go off by myself. (If nothing else is available I go to the restroom, weird I know, but people tend to give you space in there.) At this time like no other I hope people will understand you needing a little emotional space now and then.

[Baby_Grl00]

I have found my self often at times wanting to be alone and go off by myself. Since we first found out how sick my mother was I distanced myself from my family for periods of time. It does seem to help, and if I'm away too long I feel a void. I also use my imagination to escape briefly, although sometimes I'm afraid of what pops in my head. :T