I am an empath and shield psychic. Reading people is like reading books to me. When I first came into my powers I lived others emotions instead of just feeling them. It was a horrible addition to my already moody teenage attitude. I learned how to shield though and everything got easier to handle. I can also feel energy and direct it for healing. If I need an extra boost of energy on a rough day I can suck it out of people or organisms like juice out of a juice box. I first learned how to move energy when I read about Reiki and its uses. Since then I have used it after a hard workout to relax muscles of myself and anyone of my friends that needed a massage. In the past this combination of powers was very convenient on days where I was over exhausted or I needed to help someone.
Yet over the past year I lost contact completely with all of my powers. I can't read people anymore, I can barely feel energy anymore, and I can't even put up shields consistently. This happened once before, but only briefly for a little under a month my junior year of high school. It was a problem with some psychic shield a woman taught me. I literally laid it on too thick and couldn't feel anything. In addition I have been kind of stressed with school, work, my love life, and sports. I think this has something to do with it. Also I cannot meditate for the life of me. I either fall asleep or can't sit still it sucks. The only way I get through a meditation is if I go to yoga classes, which I don't have any time for now a days. I just miss my empathic powers and most of all my shields. I also think that energy is getting pent up inside me somehow because I just feel off for some reason. I just want to feel like me again.
Please give advice!