Empaths, and everyone else for that matter, it's story time. One from my personal book.
I consider myself to have very strong shields, and to have a deep faith. I try to bring that faith here to you daily and I hope I can spread a bit of fairy magic around as well most days. But....I recently hit a wall one morning.
I woke up and felt like I was in some alternate universe that was playing a bad joke. I actually had difficulty wrapping my brain around the whole thing. Just the thought of dealing with another day of the pandemic had me uttering, "I never thought I'd live to see the apocalypse." Now, that wasn't me speaking...not the real me. It was all the headlines I had scanned for days and weeks on this hitting me square in the head. You see, I do scan about 100 websites a day and pretty much everything is about this damn virus right now. I scan that many so I can compare and vet the stories and only post those that I feel relevant and not outright fear stuff. I do the same with the paranormal sites, who are posting next to nothing at the moment about the paranormal! (OK, so I'm picky about
not bringing you junk stuff! lol)
It was the planning how to get food in without exposing my son to much of the dangers out there right now, it was dealing with all the new "stuff" I've had to manage since all this began, it was how do I make sure we have the meds we need and supplies on hand for the 02, it was learning how to teleconference with doctors, it was tamping down the fears of the family and reassuring them we are OK right now. It was also my shields on low power from lack of sleep.
Anyway, it got so bad I developed a headache, the shakes from anxiety, and I decided I needed a time out. So I contacted my great mod crew here (special shout out to Critter and Duke) and threw the keys to them for the day. I asked them to drive the bus here while I stayed away from news for a day.
The reason I share this with you is to remind all of you there may be times you really do need to unplug from it all for 24 hours. Just find a hot tub to lounge in, play some games, turn off the news and don't listen to any of it for a bit. Turn off your phone, tune out the world. Take that nap.
We can all get through this time. BUT, we need to acknowledge when we need to back away from it all as well. It's OK to stand back, breathe, and recharge. It's OK to need time to yourself and not deal with anything for a day...or two if you need it. It's OK to cry a bit, and it's OK to fall apart if it helps. Just remember you can pick it all up again the next day and begin "adulting" again. Don't wait until you are completely overwhelmed. Recognizing that you need the time away from it all is important. Take the time to step back if you need to. We all need to at some point.
You are not alone. We are here, and if you find yourself needing an ear, we will be here to listen. Much love to you all!