02-11-2013, 04:15 AM
We may be experiencing this 'absorbing' when we recognize the same emotion or experience within us. That is our 'mirror-neurons' firing in the brain. Taking care of our distortions and unresolved issues could be long-term resolution to a problem compared to 'shielding' or other methods which would at best, may yield short-term benefits (tho shielding is useful skill to have).