Training problems

[kiras]

I have a problem with training because my parents are always home and they don't know I have any abilities (even though the empathy ability runs through my mom's family). Because of this I can't train any skill except empathy. I know I cant tell them or they'll send me to a psychiatrist. please help.

[JediKaren]

If you've noticed in my articles I give excercises that can be done in a way without anyone noticing what you are doing. I had the same problem and found ways to train and when I wrote my articles I included them.

[pillz]

It's not like your parents are hovering over you at every moment.

What skills do you wanna train where you're scared of the 'rents being in the house? You're not practicing yodeling or breakdancing, you should be able to do it without them knowin'.

[lemonwonder]

Umm excuse me, but your not wanting your parents to know? I recon it would be neat, and every time you do somin new they can look and watch your progress, and you come from a semi-physic family, im sure its fine!

[shiryuu]

not everybody's parent are like that, lemonwonder...
most people don't even accept the truth when it's proven to them. you're either moving things with magnets, or by blowing, and if that's not possible they come up with static electricity or heat...
the thing is, some people just think everybody who believes in psionics is a moron

[robbobmarley]

Sigh, I recently discovered the great advantage of chanting certain mantras, so it's really hard to find time alone without my family thinking i'm in some cult lol.

[shiryuu]

lol
maybe you can gather a group of friends and practice somewhere together?
that's what I do... my parents still haven't fount out

[acook300]

hey well just go to a secret place and practice there

[konfusedkat]

I meditate at night. and I practice at random moments during the day. like this morning I practiced at some stuff. and I got good results.

thats just from someone who has no one to practice with here. so I do it alone which is easier for me.

[.tyler.]

Eventually I am going to tell everyone. But I am still a little scared of losing my friends which is definatly going to happen when I tell people. How bad could it be being a loner?

[JediKaren]

*shrugs* it depends on how strongly you feel about who you are and what you believe in. I personally don't mind it, but I can be pretty stubborn and don't mind not having many friends. My friends are online. I have a whole community of friends that believe and support me. That seems more than enough.

[lostdreamer]

jittyler said:

But I am still a little scared of losing my friends which is definatly going to happen when I tell people. How bad could it be being a loner?

I completely feel you there. I eventually tell my friends when I feel like I have gotten close enough to them to determine whether or not they will accept me. I don't have many friends, but the one's I have told about my psi and have accepted it are my true friends. Concerning the loner thing, unless if you have dealt with and accepted lonliness, then it may not be the best of plans. I may have true friends now, but I have taken the loner path due to issues I will not discuss here. Lonliness is a pain that no one should deal with to the excrutiating extent, and it never fully goes away once it starts even when you get people you trust. I advise against the loner thing.

[.tyler.]

Your advice is taken lostdreamer, and thanks for the input I got some thinking to do though.

[Stealth]

ive leaked concepts out to my friends and some are pretty open minded but you have to realise what your explaining to people. like o i cant move a chair with my thaughts , well ok great prove it then you do and if your friends stop talking to you its cause there scared of you.i probably wont tell everyone about it but i might eventually wen im good at at least pyro so i have solid evidence.

[thepuppydog26]

See, my problem is that my parents like to come in my room a lot without knocking, and it tends to break my concentration and kill whatever practice I was having. I usually wait until they're asleep, or close & lock my door. that usually gives them the idea, and if that's a problem still, I would just tell them you're meditating. I doubt they'd have a problem with it, just because meditation isn't really something bizarre, it's something a lot of people do. As for friends thinking you're a loner, I would just say don't go out of your way to tell them. If they ask you "DO YOU DO THINGS WITH PSI" then go right ahead and tell them, but don't make it seem like a big deal. they'll just think you're crazy, unless they're like us and get it =)