unfortunately that is the double edged sword of being the real deal and people knowing it. while a lot of people think its cool and want to know more, those same people will run from you if they think you can or do know "more" about them than you should. thats why i always found it ironic that people would come to a forum of psychics and think that no one could pick up on them in a psychic way.I, for one, felt ostracized by others when I naively shared some of my experiences. I began to restrain myself, and for many years I stopped having experiences. I also had a fear of some government agency finding out and forcing me to work for them.
sorry that was your experience. the years you shut down though, did you ever feel as though something was missing?, and when you got the abilities back did you get flooded all at once with many emotions and confusion as to what was happening?, or did they gradually return? usually it is the first with most people who shut down for an extended period.