Overcome Telepathic Abuse: 10 Ways to Heal Your Mind

About this article

I wrote this journalism piece as my final assignment at Yellowbrook. It presents my spiritual perspective alongside interviews and personal accounts. Descriptions of telepathy, psychic attacks and energetic healing reflect the speakers’ beliefs and interpretations; they are not verified explanations for intrusive thoughts, voices or everyday events. If such experiences are distressing or disrupting daily life, qualified mental health support can help. Spiritual guidance does not replace healthcare.

Connection, consciousness and the Divine

Imagine transcending all the limitations that separate society through embedded perceptions of fear, bringing healing, light and freedom to how we connect and perceive divinity. Imagine feeling safe to share the rawness of your mind and soul, and your complete truth, with every living being—honest and authentic, without ever having to say a word.

A divine gift of innate power, coupled with Love and good intention: this is the possibility I see in telepathy through my spiritual perspective.

What is telepathy?

Within the spiritual framework explored here, telepathy is described as the ability to transmit, perceive and communicate information through higher consciousness, acute senses and honed instincts. Practitioners describe an exchange of energy moving as a vibrational force between cells, allowing a person to reach out and communicate with the elements of the Earth. In this view, it can also mean receiving impressions interpreted as transmissions from the spirit world, the edges of the universe, and beyond time and space.

Because humans are part of nature, this worldview imagines mind-to-mind connection through images, words, thoughts and sensations with humans, animals, insects and plants alike. These are spiritual descriptions, rather than established biological mechanisms.

If you want to explore this esoteric understanding of telepathy, I recommend picking up a copy of Telepathy by Alice A. Bailey.

In these traditions, telepathic communication is said to require human minds to lower energetic barriers and share intimacy and vulnerability to allow information to come through. This raises a question about boundaries: what happens when you feel overwhelmed by messages or ideas you did not consciously invite into your mental space?

What is “telepathic abuse”?

People who use the term “telepathic abuse” describe feeling that their mental boundaries have been broken: thoughts, images, perceptions, ideas and beliefs seem to enter their mental space and harm their wellbeing. Intrusive thoughts may feel out of alignment with their soul’s intention to find joy in being. Sometimes, it can feel as though someone else has taken over their mind or their “ability to think.” Feeling this does not establish that another person is sending or controlling thoughts.

Lisa McGarrity, a psychic medium specialising in curse removal, considers what she calls telepathic abuse a curse. In my interview, Lisa said: “We don’t realize how much human beings are exchanging thoughts, just beneath most people’s consciousness, and they don’t understand how we are impacting each other all the time.”

I spoke with Sherry, who described herself as a victim of telepathic abuse, about her experiences with her partner and community. Sherry said she had never been trained and felt that her family would rather medicate her than recognise what she considered a talent. She described sometimes experiencing what she understood as telepathy negatively, feeling that she had access to her partner’s and community’s minds, and that they had access to hers.

Sherry said she believed her partner had the best intentions. However, she described her experiences with her community as telepathic abuse because she felt she had never given consent and that her mental boundaries were being pushed. This is Sherry’s account and interpretation of her experience; the interview did not establish that her community could access her thoughts.

As a psychic healer, I have interpreted some of my own experiences as telepathy with a collective. Within that interpretation, I have reflected on the difficulty of knowing whether another person is being truthful.

Sometimes, a person lies to themselves or to you, or hides their true nature without awareness. They may hold a particular mindset or belief and share it with you. In my spiritual practice, letting go of a fixed idea can loosen a bond, fear or attachment. Focusing on joy is your power: observing a thought or impression rather than identifying with it.

Five experiences described in the interviews

After speaking with psychic healers, clients and people who described experiencing telepathic abuse, and reflecting on my own experiences, I gathered the following five themes. They describe experiences and spiritual interpretations discussed in this piece, not a checklist that can establish a psychic attack.

1. Thoughts come from all directions

Within clairaudient psychic practice, impressions may be interpreted as messages from clients, a collective, spirit guides or lightworkers. In this spiritual framework, messages described as having a higher vibration are typically direct and promote a healing solution. Author Mat Auryn offers foundational shielding and protection practices in his book, Psychic Witch.

When thoughts and messages seem to come from all directions, feel uncontrollable and harmfully affect daily work or routine, the experience can be overwhelming. Sherry told me she often felt bombarded at work. She described frightening messages that she attributed to a telepathic abuser, telling her she would be fired and would not amount to anything.

Her account conveys the distress she experienced. It does not establish who or what caused those messages; persistent distress deserves support without requiring proof of a telepathic explanation.

2. Negative responses seem connected to inner thoughts

In my spiritual understanding, whether meditating or falling asleep, your mind enters a theta state where your psyche becomes more sensitive to outside energies. Our thoughts are sacred and should be private.

Some people describe feeling that an outside force disrupts their inner dialogue. Noises such as bangs or knocks, moving items, or sensations interpreted as “telekinetic touch” may seem to occur in synchrony with their thoughts. These events can feel loud and disruptive, but their timing does not establish an outside response or a psychic attack.

Telepathy and telekinesis are distinct ideas in spiritual and paranormal discussion: the former concerns supposed mind-to-mind communication, while the latter concerns supposed movement of objects through thought. Neither interpretation should be assumed from an unexplained sound or sensation.

3. Thoughts, ideas and images seem to appear on technology

In our conversation, psychic medium Lisa McGarrity said that the connection she perceived between telepathy and technology was her biggest concern, particularly advertising, propaganda and marketing.

You may wake up thinking about a stylish skirt you would like, or a picture you took with a friend last week, then notice something similar on a device shortly afterward. This resemblance can feel unsettling, but it does not establish that an advertiser or device read your thoughts.

For further reading, explore reporting about advertisers and dreams, The Social Dilemma and reporting on experimental communication technologies. These discussions of technology they do not verify unaided telepathy or telepathic abuse.

As technology evolves, questions about privacy, influence, focus and attention remain part of that discussion—especially for children who use phones daily. What we see on our screens can influence how we think, even without assuming that technology accesses our private thoughts.

4. Messages seem to feed your fears

In my spiritual language, telepathy is imagined as a conversation between one soul and another: an exchange described through words, thoughts, sensations, images and voices. Those who hold this belief may feel that they are sharing the deepest parts of themselves, sometimes unconsciously.

Some people describe messages that seem to feed their fears, or the feeling that seeds of ideas have been planted in their minds and emotions, out of alignment with their inner intuitive voice. The feeling deserves care, while its cause remains something the account alone cannot establish.

If a person is manipulating, gaslighting or threatening you through their observable behaviour, boundaries and support are important for your wellbeing. An unwanted thought by itself does not demonstrate that someone is abusing you remotely.

Healing from emotionally abusive relationships is a related theme in my writing. Emotional boundaries can be explored through actual interactions and the support you need.

5. Meditation feels unsafe

Meditation, for me, is a healing guide for looking deeply within and confronting misconceptions about life. It is a spiritual practice through which I seek to loosen illusions about myself and others, and bring peace to the divine being I am and intend to be.

Some people describe feeling unsafe during meditation, with negative beliefs that seem difficult to release through surrender. Within my spiritual worldview, meditation offers vulnerability and intimacy with the Divine, while thoughts may naturally dissipate.

In my spiritual practice, shielding and cleansing the aura are rituals for caring for my sacred space. They can be understood as personal rituals rather than evidence that negative thoughts originated outside the mind. If meditation increases fear or distress, pause the practice and return to something grounding; you do not have to push through it.

Overcoming the distress: my conversation with Sherry

It can be daunting to experience what you understand as telepathic abuse, particularly when finding help feels difficult. Sherry’s account illustrates how deeply these experiences can affect the way a person thinks and feels about themselves. You are not alone in needing understanding and support. Spiritual communities may offer a sense of belonging, alongside qualified healthcare when distress affects daily life.

When speaking with Sherry, I shared my own experience. I told her that, at first, it had felt very chaotic to me because, as a psychic medium, I interpreted it as tuning into my clients and dimensional beings.

At the time, I described my understanding this way: “I am actively overcoming those intrusive thoughts and recognize that the views come from an outside source, negative or positive entities or spirits.” This was my spiritual interpretation of the experience, rather than a verified explanation of the thoughts’ origin.

Drawing on conversations with spiritual practitioners and my own experience, here are ten approaches I explored for what I called overcoming telepathic abuse and healing the mind. They reflect spiritual practices and personal meaning, rather than established treatments.

1. Give your own voice more room than intrusive thoughts

Psychic medium Lisa McGarrity described clients who believed they had experienced telepathic abuse from family members and partners. In her interpretation, those people violated their mental space, projected thoughts and left them believing false things. She said she believed people with these toxic patterns broadcast their thoughts loudly and knowingly. These are Lisa’s interpretations, not verified findings about the people involved.

It can be challenging to maintain peace of mind when negative, intrusive thoughts seem to pierce your mental space. In my spiritual practice, strengthening the relationship between my conscious mind and intuitive self means returning to the growth and nourishment of body and mind.

Give your own desires, wants and needs a voice by consciously embodying joy, happiness and Love, and taking steps toward the life of your dreams. “Be louder than the intrusive thoughts” is how I express this intention. It need not mean shouting, arguing with thoughts or forcing them away.

Manifesting the life of your dreams and working with energy are related themes in my writing: a way to explore intention and the choices that bring it into daily life.

2. Cleanse yourself and your environment regularly

Whether working intentionally with energy and psychic impressions or feeling overwhelmed by experiences you interpret spiritually, ritual cleansing can carry personal meaning. Just as cleaning your house and bathing with soap and water care for your physical surroundings, an energetic cleanse can symbolise a fresh beginning for your aura and living space.

In these traditions, practices may include incense, sage, crystals, spells and rituals, language and affirmations, or feng shui. Choose what feels comfortable and meaningful to you; these practices do not establish that an invading energy has been removed.

Feng shui, and its symbolism around wealth and success, is another theme I connect with intention and the experience of a living space.

3. Protect your aura with a symbolic shield

After a cleansing ritual, some spiritual practitioners turn to foundational shielding and protection. In Psychic Witch, Mat Auryn describes practices intended to stop or filter energetic flow and quiet psychic perceptions. Within that framework, a filter is imagined as allowing positive impressions while keeping aggressive or negative energy at bay.

As a Reiki healer, I have learned to imagine a filter shield: the positive, healing white light of Love around me, with blue and violet light forming outside my aura, transforming negative energy into Love and light.

When I have felt overwhelmed by impressions I interpreted as crossing my energetic boundaries, I have used Mat Auryn’s Elemental Fortress technique. I envision the five elements—fire, water, earth, air and spirit—as a shield in their natural forms.

These descriptions preserve the spiritual imagery of my practice. They are visualisations, not demonstrated protection against thought transmission. If shielding imagery makes you more fearful, set it aside.

4. Ask your spirit guides, angels and the Divine for help

“Ask, and you shall receive” holds meaning for me when asking for Divine help. If this language is part of your faith, do not hesitate to express what you need through prayer or reflection.

In my understanding, the Divine is always present, always with you, always now; there is nowhere you can go to escape Source. Yet you are a human being gifted with free will, able to ask for what you need and take steps toward care and healing.

Within my spiritual understanding, connecting with light beings and raising your vibration can symbolise moving beyond fear. For me, that spiritual image can represent moving toward hope, compassion and connection. It does not mean your fear caused an attack or that you must raise your vibration to deserve help.

Ask for practical help, too—from a trusted person or qualified professional. Spiritual comfort and support in daily life can sit alongside each other.

5. Align your chakras

Within chakra traditions, these centres in the astral body are imagined as keeping energy moving like a river. This continuous flow represents vitality and wellbeing. When energy feels stuck, the image of moving from lower to higher consciousness offers a way to think about change.

Within my spiritual framework, I connect chakra alignment with the flow of the energetic field and picture fear as seeds in the mind. I use these as spiritual images; chakra alignment is not evidence of an attack, and distress is not a sign that you attracted abuse.

As you reflect on balancing your chakras, consider what you would like to let go of and what actions might support your wellbeing. A beginner’s approach can remain gentle, without requiring you to diagnose your energy or defend it continuously.

6. Focus on your inner knowing

Shamanic healer Lisa McGarrity spoke to me about personal sovereignty. In discussing how she approaches what she calls telepathic abuse, she emphasised taking control of your life and said: “Figure out who you truly are and live by who you truly are.”

She discussed how difficult this can be when someone has lived in a toxic environment for much of their life. She felt that some separation may be needed to discover what feels right to you.

Lisa believed that clients who want to do the work can create who they are, though it requires a lifelong commitment. With self-awareness and presence, the questions discussed were: “Is this my thought, is this my desire, is this how I want to spend my day-to-day?”

Reflect on those questions in relation to your values and choices, and adjust what you can to meet your desired self-creation. They do not require you to decide that an unwanted thought belongs to another person.

7. Explore your fears, traumas and beliefs

These experiences can feel like a parasite that grabs onto a live host to thrive and wreak havoc. For me, this is a metaphor for inner fears, traumas and beliefs stored in the unconscious and subconscious, alongside spiritual ideas about past lives, ancestry and community upbringing.

Those ideas belong to my spiritual framework; they do not establish that someone projected thoughts into you. The image of seeds can also be a way to explore how fears and beliefs grow through repetition and experience.

I referred to Dr. Sheldon Leavitt’s Psychic Healing, whose spiritual account describes healing through movement from subconscious to conscious awareness, and between minds understood as sharing a vibration. Its language of nerve cells and ethers is not presented here as an established mechanism of healing.

What remains meaningful to me is the possibility of bringing a fear into awareness and changing how I relate to it. You can explore that through reflection, conversation and qualified support, without having to identify an outside sender.

8. Connect to your body through movement

When you release your grip on thoughts and connect to your body, you may find a flow that feels authentic to your nature. In my spiritual practice, instinctive movement becomes a way of moving energy through the body, mind and surroundings.

In my spiritual language, distress can feel like a low vibration that keeps energy stuck in your being. I use that language as a metaphor for feeling caught in a difficult state, rather than a diagnosis of what caused it.

Dancing, walking, yoga, strength training, running, swimming or another form of movement can bring attention to the body and its rhythm. Choose what suits your ability and feels comfortable. Movement is an act of care, not a proven way to remove psychic influence.

9. Fuel your body, mind and spirit

Your body, mind and soul can feel like a storehouse for the ideas, attachments and attributes you have accumulated through life. In my spiritual language, releasing what no longer serves you makes room for the person you are becoming.

Releasing the dead debris that no longer serves you and the person you are becoming makes room to feed your body, mind and spirit with high-vibrational fuel. I mean this symbolically: reflection and change, rather than a physical detox or a requirement to purify yourself.

For me, high-vibrational fuel includes whole plant foods, soulful music with relaxing tones and spiritual practices such as meditation, yoga, Tai Chi and Reiki. The idea of food matching a cell’s healing frequency is a spiritual belief, rather than an established nutritional mechanism.

Surround yourself with people and communities that encourage growth, speak with care and support a healthy lifestyle. Everything in nature is connected to fuel us synergistically. This is the spiritual connection I explore through the seven elements of body, mind and spiritual health.

10. Step into Love

In my spiritual understanding, Love is the highest vibration: a source of bliss, peace, abundant healing, grace and compassion through which I come to know the Divine.

Rather than feeding every idea that attaches to fear, I seek to release judgment and step into the heart, allowing Love to flow through me. Negative thoughts do not make you responsible for an attack or mean you have failed at this practice.

This Love for yourself, connecting to the Divine within and beyond you, can create a feeling of freedom in the heart and soul. In my spiritual language, it dissolves the power of what feels hostile. Grace and the blessing of knowing the Divine can humble you—not through loss, but through the sense of God’s Love without punishment.

The truth is speaking to us, but not always through words. In my experience, it can communicate through intuitive senses and bring an inexplicable feeling of peace.

I have described telepathy as words carried through psychic impressions. Within that spiritual reflection, listening beneath the surface of words means attending to meaning rather than becoming attached to every message or thought. That sense of knowing remains a personal interpretation, open to reflection and questions.

Continue the conversation

If these themes resonate with you, you can explore spiritual boundaries, symbolism and personal reflection in a Psychic Therapy session with me.

These sessions do not verify psychic attacks or replace mental healthcare. If intrusive thoughts, voices or feelings of being controlled are causing distress, seek qualified support alongside any spiritual practice you choose.