Why Do I Feel Spiritually Drained After Talking to Someone?

Feeling drained after talking to someone can happen because research on emotional contagion suggests people unconsciously tend to synchronize with the emotional states of those nearby — and as an RN with over twenty years of nursing experience and Reiki Master expertise, this is one of the most common experiences people describe to me. Some people transmit emotional and energetic distress outward without awareness; sensitive and empathic people absorb it without intending to. When conversations consistently revolve around the other person's problems with no reciprocity, the body and chakra system register that imbalance as depletion — and walking away feeling smaller or more anxious than when you arrived is a signal worth taking seriously.

About the Author

Dorian Lynn, RN is the founder of Mystic Medicine Boutique and a Registered Nurse with over twenty years of nursing experience, Reiki Master expertise, and the intuitive pattern recognition of an Intuitive Mystic Healer.

Source: Hatfield, E., Cacioppo, J. T., & Rapson, R. L. (1993). Emotional Contagion. Cambridge University Press.