i think the hardest part to deal with, at least for me, its when you dont know whos emotions or fears you are picking up.
it exactly happened to me today, this is how it can unfold :
i got to work feeling super good, empowered, positive, happy, i was teasing around making jokes etc.
normally i have like 20 people around me, today there were only one of my bosses and 2 other Managers, they were actually sitting like 50 or 70 mts away from me… so no close.
and like 1.5 hours in, i started feeling super uneasy, my throat chakra closing off, then my heart chakra, so i was like… ok whats going on, looking around… nothing, the 3 guys sitting far from me, seemed ok and on their phone…
anxiety started slowly raising, because when my vibe is high, i am happy, no one is around then if i feel that way since i am an Empath i could easily be picking up something bad happening to one of my relatives, or something bad about to happen… i tried to remain calm, and just exuding light or love from my being, but it wasnt working, at that moment anxiety goes higher, because you dont know whats going on, or whats gonna happen. to you? to someone you love? and with the current world affairs then you just know whatever can just happen.
i had to stop what i was doing, played angelical intercession a couple of times and
myofascial release and anointing x 3 lol (yeah, ever since i understood how important and good this audio is to rise your vibration and deliver strength fast and to every corner in your body, ive been using it daily) and it worked…partially.
finally after another hour i saw my boss walking and on the phone looking stressed so i asked him and he told me yes so and so.
at that moment, i immediately felt good. and just focused on sending him light. my chest got warm i was able to finish what i was doing and then i left feeling ok.
it really is horrible when we dont know if we are picking up from others or the environment or if its our higher self or our preservation instinct warning us, and we dont know what we need to protect ourselves from, or how to solve what.
and until we know, and can deal with it, it can go really bad out of spiral, and end up rolled up in a ball. now with all tools, yeah i can tackle it, but it still sometimes takes a while to fully leave my body lol
but when i am able to fast identify that is not me, then i feel calm and try to send good vibes etc.
so if there could be a way to fast recognize if its a warning for us, or if we are absorbing from others, that would be so good. game changer i swear 
and also a wider expansion of that shield