Feeling Drained

By paying attention to those people you are opening up your energy and seeing what's going on in their lives. Just ignore them when you pass by them block off your energy.

First, Peace and light your way sweetheart. I'm sorry to hear of your troubles, I am also learning to handle these things, I am an Empath, and thank heavens I have found a wonderful mentor that has been directing me slowly into learning how to handle things. I use to get very depressed about my gifts, not only am I an Empath, but have other gifts also, but being an empathy has been my biggest issue.
There are so many things you can learn on meditating, and that's where I have started, begin looking into meditating on your Chakras, they have some wonderful binaural and isochoric tones you can find on you tube. Really look into that, and also learn to protect yourself every morning before you start your day. I Imagine a white light that penetrates my crown, and I absorb it's energy, also two Angels surrounding me with wings spread, and a purple lotus above my head, with a silver lining around all. This is my protection against unwanted energies, spirits, or whatever wants to attack me and ruin my peace. If is there to take away my peace it has no business in my bubble! Peace and light sweetheart ❤ ❤ ❤ Gypsie

As an empath, a person has to decide if they want to let their rampant thoughts about others control them, or do they develop the discipline to control their thoughts? If they don't, it really does lead to life crippling paranoia.

Most people are narcissistic and the last thing they are thinking about is some stranger (you or me). They are thinking about what they are doing, who they care or don't care about, their personal dramas and so on. I personally have a hard time going out into public and not seeing people droned out on their cell phone or ipad. I get into elevators and the entire (full!) elevator of people are head down staring at their gadget. So what if you might know what people are thinking, even if it's about you as you walk down the street? What should be on your mind is what you are doing. Let people do and think what they might. What's our concern is our own selves, which ultimately (if we learn how to do this), is all we can control anyway.

Of course people are going to feel uncomfortable if you start blurting out what is in their thoughts. If someone comes to you and wants your genuine opinion, give it. If they do not, their head (and yours) is their personal space. Don't let your ego take offe

You may or may not be hearing/feeling those things when you are falling asleep. I would generally say that they are accurate because when we fall asleep, we start to enter the etheric, and if you have a deep sensitivity to you, it's like one big antenna. I can hear radio waves, my husband's thoughts, entities in the room, you name it, but it has not turned me into a paranoid person because I know what they are. Your room only keeps people out that are on this earth plane. As soon as you go into meditation, trance, sleep, etc., it, s like the range of your cell phone or radio, it breaches those walls. Learn to adapt.

You're on a slippery slope that hopefully you can get a grip on. If you can, don't take personally people's random thoughts (most people's thoughts are random anyway!). Start to learn emotional and mental discipline. Take these frequencies that are flying about all around us for what they are; noise. You don't think very talented psychics have to learn this? Of course they do. No one can make you stronger. It's only you that has to decide how you want to live your life. Crumpled up in bed fearing the day, or learning what's out there and mastering ones own reality?

Those people are not draining you. Your thoughts about those people are draining you. Take responsibility for who is causing what in your life. As soon as you do, you'll feel better and more empowered. I was no different than you with having this since childhood. Hearing voices, being touched, objects moved, and so on but I learned how to control my thoughts and stay focused.

One last note, what we project, we attract. You have rattled off death, dying, paranoia, being drained, etc., etc., but if you were to stop all this projection and start focusing on caring, giving, love, acceptance, tolerance then slowly what you'd be picking up on is the opposite. But it has to start within us. You've had years, sadly with no good counseling, to bury yourself into this hole, and it will take some time to get you out, but start by loving those people on the street you think might be thinking about you, and whoa, you''ll be shocked that in very little time, your world will be transformed.

I hope for your sake you can start to see the light that is around you, even when there are shadows. It's people like you who learn from this that become the most amazing teachers and spiritual counselors.

Best to you.
Anne