We all have times when we feel drained and impacted by the negative energy around us. Learn how to protect your energy, why it’s important, and 9 powerful ways to do it.
Many of us allow ourselves to be influenced by other people’s energy. While that can sometimes be a good thing if you’re around excited or grounded people. However, if you’re around negative people, that negativity is contagious and can drain your energy.
This can happen to everyone, but is especially likely if you’re a sensitive
Everything we do – both physically and mentally – takes some sort of toll on the human body & mind. These actions, decisions, and relationships can leave you feeling devoid of energy to the point where you feel completely drained.
Not sure what I’m talking about? Here are a few examples of things that can deplete your energy:
- toxic friendships or relationships
- hostile working environments
- constantly loaning yourself for advice or as a shoulder to cry on
Your energy is yours and yours alone. In order to live your best life, you need to learn how to protect your energy so that negativity and other people don’t drain your energy.
How To Protect Your Energy
Once you learn how to protect your energy, it’s not that hard to maintain. You will find yourself creating space in your daily or weekly plans to have the space which you didn’t know you needed.
Take Time for Yourself
When you notice that you’re being affected by other people’s energy, step away and take time for yourself. By yourself. Do something you enjoy – whatever it is that replenishes you and restores your positive energy.
Some ideas include taking a relaxing bath, watching your favorite show, gardening, reading a book, enjoying a glass of wine, or enjoying the silence and meditating.
Create a Positive Environment
What you put out into the world comes back to you. If you focus on
Some ways to help create a positive environment include helping others, showing gratitude, and giving encouragement and support to someone who needs a boost.
Act Instead of React
When we react to others, we are like racquet balls, flinging around the space in response to another person’s actions or negative emotions. All that flying around is exhausting and leaves you feeling drained.
Instead, pause before reacting. This will allow you to consciously act and put your best foot forward and stay in control of your own energy rather than letting someone else control it.
Set Boundaries
It’s important to learn how and where to draw a line (or boundary) so that
“No” is a one word sentence. Often we feel that we need to explain why we can’t or won’t do something. That’s simply not true because you can say ‘no’ and leave it at that. It’s important to take care of your own needs and be clear with others when something won’t work for you.
Meditation
When you notice that something has drained your energy, find a few minutes to do some meditation. Not sure how to meditate? There are apps and even YouTube videos that provide guided meditation to help you.
People and cultures have used meditation for centuries to help restore peace, balance, and improve emotional well-being. The great thing about meditation is that its benefits don’t just stop when you stop meditating, but rather continue with you through the rest of your day.
Crystals
Crystals are a tool to help you get more grounded and feel connected through earth energy. Different stones help to balance your chakras to help protect your energy, give you strength against negative energy, and even reprogram negative thought patterns.
I wrote a whole post on if you should use tumbled or smooth crystals HERE.
Deep Breaths
When you feel yourself getting drained, take a deep breath. It will help 
This is a quick and effective way to help protect your energy and can be repeated as many times as necessary throughout the day.
Ground Yourself
It happens to everyone at some point: we get swept along the current of someone else’s negative energy. When you’re paying attention and find yourself not grounded or centered, take some time to ground yourself in nature.
A walk on the beach, a hike in the forest, walk barefoot in the park, watching a sunset or sunrise. These grounding activities connect you with the world around you on a deep level to help you feel stronger, balanced, and centered.
Exercise
We’ve all heard how important exercise is for our physical health. It’s also important for our mental health by reducing negative mood, anxiety and depression while increasing self-esteem and positive energy.
When you find yourself feeling drained, get some exercise to release the endorphins that help you get balanced and feel your best.
The next time you feel as though negativity has drained your energy, try using these 9 tools to help protect your energy and restore your balance.
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