I have some more questions about the grounding meditation. Believe me, before long you'll all be sooo sick of my constant questions. Anway...I mentioned I was having a lot of painful memories coming up. I am doing my best to surrender and accept these memories. I am experiencing a strange phenomena however. In memories of painful situations which don't directly involve me, I am feeling the emotions of the people involved and hearing their thoughts. Is this normal? For example, I'll remember my dad and my uncle fighting and I'll feel their anger and pain, and I'll pick up on the motivating thoughts behind the fight. I dunno, I have a couple of theories. 1) Being near the situation, I empathically took on some of the pain and negative energy, and am now releasing that past pain 2) I want to open my heart to love, compassion and forgiveness. The only way I think I can do this is to understand why people in my past have been cruel, abusive and lacking in empathy. Seeing into their true thoughts and feelings helps me realize they are actually acting from fear and hurt. Therefore I have compassion and can forgive and let go. Thereby, I feel waaay better. Just a tad paranoid I might be doing something intrusive and non-consensual by releasing other people's feelings. But hey, it's all centered around me, right? Cause it makes me feel good!!! Am I normal?

Sabrina
*who knows better*

: Hello all,

: I have some more questions about the grounding meditation. Believe me, before long you'll all be sooo sick of my constant questions. Anway...I mentioned I was having a lot of painful memories coming up. I am doing my best to surrender and accept these memories. I am experiencing a strange phenomena however. In memories of painful situations which don't directly involve me, I am feeling the emotions of the people involved and hearing their thoughts. Is this normal? For example, I'll remember my dad and my uncle fighting and I'll feel their anger and pain, and I'll pick up on the motivating thoughts behind the fight. I dunno, I have a couple of theories. 1) Being near the situation, I empathically took on some of the pain and negative energy, and am now releasing that past pain 2) I want to open my heart to love, compassion and forgiveness. The only way I think I can do this is to understand why people in my past have been cruel, abusive and lacking in empathy. Seeing into their true thoughts and feelings helps me realize they are actually acting from fear and hurt. Therefore I have compassion and can forgive and let go. Thereby, I feel waaay better. Just a tad paranoid I might be doing something intrusive and non-consensual by releasing other people's feelings. But hey, it's all centered around me, right? Cause it makes me feel good!!! Am I normal?

: Sabrina
: *who knows better*