Everyone is different. Everyone has a unique emotional signature. On top of that everyone emits more or less emotion. It's hard for empaths to be around strong or loud emotion people. I will define these people and give a couple of suggestions on how to handle the situation.
So, what do I mean by strong or loud emotion? Well, empaths like me pick up on people's emotions unconsciously. Some people have a very strong signature. I liken it to sound. If you stand next to a person who speaks really loud, that's what its like. The loudness distracts you. The person may be a very nice and considerate person, but they are loud. The same is true with emotion signatures. Empaths can get distracted if someone with a strong or loud emotion is next to them. I remember one time I was correcting a test when one of my students came up and stood close to me without me seeing them. I immediately lost my train of thought due the the strong emotion signature this person emitted. I ended up taking a couple of deep breaths to get in the right mind to deal with the situation.
Say your an empath and have reason to befriend a strong emotion person. What do you do? The emotion will distract and tire you out. What you do is that you learn to let the emotion flow through you without you taking action on it or owning it. I call this emotion flow. This takes considerable practice. You have to tell yourself that it's OK, and that it's not yours. This helps relieve the desire to jump back or pull away.
The other thing to do is to practice quick meditation. This also takes practice. It's when you take a couple of timed breaths and you fall into a meditative state on the fly. This is really practical and helps alleviate the need to react. To practice this I recommend getting into a meditative state often during the day. Taking timed breaths is a quick way to get to it. I usually breath in for 4 seconds, then hold for 4 seconds, and breath out for 4 seconds. If your out of practice, it may take you 10 to 20 breaths to get into a meditative state. With practice you can get there in just 2.
Knowing what to look for in a strong or loud emotion person will help you take action with meditation and emotion flow. These are good tools for everyday activities to go along with your routine of grounding or centering. If your an empath and find that you are not handling it well, take breaks from people several times a day. Work on getting grounded. Remember that everyone is different. So you may find you have to modify techniques you hear from me or others to suit your own situation and person. Life is more fun when you can enjoy your surroundings.
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