Entities don’t want you to be seen or supported. The stuff that attaches to your field and siphons off of your energy, does not benefit from you being with people who can see you clearly. Hiding patterns, second guessing the desire for connection, and avoiding being seen can point to energies that feed on contraction and fear. I remember my teacher saying something once about the places where we avoid doing spiritual hygiene - the little thoughts that pop in that have you delay it or put it off. She said: “Who’s benefitting from that thought?” Are those thoughts your own? Siphons thrive in isolation. They hook into that which remains unwitnessed. They stay alive inside of projection bubbles such as: “No-one will understand.” “No-one cares.” “I can do this on my own.” “I don’t need support.” Extractive energies conceal themselves behind the fog of shame, when we avoid being seen because of shame, we provide them with shelter. Leaning into and through the persuasion of a narrative that keeps you from getting in front of people who can SEE - be it trusted friends and family or supervisors, mentors or coaches - can be transformative in exposing things that have been looping for a long time. Connection is LIGHT. Other people’s light illuminating your shadow. What lives in the shadows cannot survive that light. And then your energy gets to be YOURS again.