I usually remember to protect myself every day on a pyschic level - protection from negative energies, those which are not in harmony with my own. This is easily done for example by mentally placing oneself inside a pyramid or surrounding oneself with white light. 

    I was reminded recently how important it is to do this more often during the day. I was attending an event where there was high positive energy and something happened which upset me as an agreement was not kept. I expressed this, hoping to receive empathy and support; wrong! Instead, what came my way was a barrage of negativity.

   Why? I have some ideas: perhaps, in some cases, when folks are on a high from a positive experience, they feel a need to hang onto this and not engage with those who aren't completely on that wavelength at that moment, incase they lose it for themselves. For the person needing empathy and  support, this can be really difficult if you have not taken care to protect yourself adequately.

   Lesson learnt:  to protect myself at regular intervals throughot the day.

I pass this on in the hope that it is helpful