Five Differences
Five Differences Description: This is a very useful in-the-moment self protection. Source: Johnson, Julie Tallard. Teen Psychic: Exploring Your Intuitive Spiritual Powers (Kindle Locations 2891-2898). Inner Traditions/Bear & Company. Kindle Edition. Five Differences: Another simple, in-the-moment strategy for protecting yourself in a negative encounter with someone is to focus on identifying five physical differences between you and the other person. Simply name these five differences to yourself. “Jane has blue eyes and I have green. She is taller than I am. I sing in the choir and she does not.” This helps you to be in your own space and to successfully differentiate yourself from the other person. You are less likely to take on her stuff, her negative energy, when you take control of your thoughts this way. I find it gives me something else to “listen” to instead of the criticism or the blaming that the other person may be engaging in. It also helps keep your energy neut