Why Do Healers Get Sick?

 

Why Do Healers Get Sick?

If you are like me, at some point in your life, you have had a friend who was always unhappy and who always had problems that they needed to talk about.  They were insecure, often negative in their point of view, they repeatedly made bad decisions, and more.  They rarely ever took your advice; they only needed a sounding board.  Well, what the heck!  It never failed, by the end of the conversation, you ended up feeling drained and they ended up feeling much better. After a while you started noticing the pattern, but it was hard to break the routine, because you felt bad about not helping out a friend in need or you became addicted to being the confidant: the counselor. Eventually though, you started avoiding their phone calls.  They were too needy and you knew you are going feel bad or drained by the end of the conversation. We refer to those type of needy persons as an energy vampires.  In the same way a vampire would drain your body of blood, they take your energy. Well, a similar phenomenon happens with healers.   

My definition of a healer:

First, I will give my definition of a healer.  A healer is someone who has deep caring and compassion, who seeks to heal or alleviate the suffering of others either directly or by their creative work.  For example, Ministers, Pastors, Soul Healers, Energy Healers, Social Workers, Psychologists, Physiatrists, Therapists, Life Coaches, artists of various disciplines, teachers, and even very sensitive persons, albeit unknowingly.  

When healers provide service, we sometimes unknowing get entangled in the conditions of others. In trying to help, if we are not careful, we can open up a channel of energy exchange.  No matter how “protected” we think we are, once we tap into our own heart felt emotions and desire to help, the channel is established and energy flows from one to the other.   

The chest area, also called the heart chakra, houses our emotions.  When we open up with compassion to empathize with others, we may actually feel their grief, sadness, anxiety, etc. In doing so, even if only for a few seconds, we unknowingly drop to a point of low resistance and we become perfect conduits of energy transfer.  It is very interesting that a number of healers themselves from suffer depression, anxiety, and even heart attacks. Several famous ones have suffered from or died of heart attacks (or strokes). It is almost impossible for a caring compassionate person to listen to someone’s story and not be touched.  It is not uncommon for healers to have various energetic aspects or conditions picked up from different people affecting their bodies physically, mentally, or emotionally at any given time; depending on how much healing work they do.  Have you been feeling a little scattered, anxious, or sick for no reason lately? 

How can we prevent this from happening? 

We can prevent this from happening by being neutral in our emotions, especially when providing a service. Do your best to listen objectively and to have no attachment to the outcome.  You provide the service, but you cannot control of the out.

In addition, follow this one minute cleansing process:

• Before starting your work with the client clear yourself and them of all mind chatter and all emotions.

Close your eyes and imagine Divine Source light coming into your crowns (the top of the head), flushing all emotions and mental activity down through your body and out of your fingertips; and down through the bottom of your feet.  Removing all excess chaotic energy, toxins, and mind chatter down, down, down, and out… into mother earth.  Notice feeling more grounded. Do this several times if necessary.  Give thanks and gratitude to God.

• Repeat this process after the session has ended.

Try this and you will be glad you did. You will definitely notice a difference right away.