hi ... any insight would be great
i have noticed that ppl around me affect me and not always in a good way.
i find myself taking on other ppls behaviour ... i.e. depressed ppl make me depressed, happy ppl make me happy
am i just 'feeding' of their energy?
how do i 'protect' myself ?
i try imagine myself in a 'safe-energy-bubble' which works while i am visualising it but if i let my gaurd down i tend to take on their feelings

i use all my energy fighting feelings that are foreign to me - we have someone 'nasty' living in our house and i have been sick as long as they have been here ... she is depressed, withdrawn and antagonistic ... i live with an auto immune disease which has my thinking carefully about how i use my energy but since they have been here i am constantly getting viruses, old symptoms etc i use all my energy just trying to be the person i know i am (nice, caring, funny and positive)
how do i protect myself?