In more than 30 years of energy reading, I have met many people who confuse being loving with being endlessly absorbent. A friend calls only in crisis, unloads for an hour, ignores your life, and leaves you vibrating with their anxiety. That is not intimacy simply because the subject matter is personal.
Notice the pattern after the call
Do you feel connected and trusted, or depleted and used? Your body often recognizes the imbalance before your mind permits you to name it.
Set a limit before answering
You can say you have ten minutes, cannot talk tonight, or are not able to hold this subject. A boundary is information, not punishment.
Stop solving what they will not change
Repeated advice without action can turn you into a crisis-management service. Listen only to the degree you genuinely choose.
Ask for reciprocity directly
A healthy friend can make space for your experience and adjust when you explain the imbalance. Defensiveness may reveal how much they valued access over relationship.
Clear the residue
After intense contact, ground physically and return attention to your own life. Visit the Psychic Libra blog for insight from an experienced male energy reader. No affiliate links are used.