How to recognize when you’ve slipped into a lower state — and gently find your way back
Happy Beltane season.
This year, instead of thinking about celebration or ritual, I found myself reflecting on something much more subtle — and honestly, a little unsettling.
The idea that there are gradients between dimensions.
Not huge, dramatic shifts. Not portals ripping open in the sky.
But small, almost imperceptible shifts — like there’s only an inch or two between one dimension and the next.
And somehow… I slipped.
The Subtle Shift No One Talks About
I don’t think we “go” to different dimensions in some grand, cinematic way.
I think we drift.
In and out.
All day long.
Through our thoughts.
Through our emotional state.
Through what we allow ourselves to resonate with.
One morning, I looked around my bedroom and thought:
How did it get like this?
Messy. Heavy. Stagnant.
The energy felt low — really low. And I realized I had been sleeping in that space, sitting in it, thinking in it… slowly matching it.
Depositing energy into it without even realizing.
How We Drop Without Noticing
Here’s what I’ve come to understand:
When our thoughts dip —
when we’re doubting, unclear, stressed, or emotionally hit by something —
we don’t just “feel off.”
We shift dimensions.
Not permanently.
But enough to notice the difference.
In my case, it started with an energy healing exchange.
I gave an Akashic Reiki session to a friend, and she gave me an Access Consciousness Bars treatment in return. Normally, this kind of exchange feels balanced, even uplifting.
But this time was different.
We hadn’t seen each other in a while, and her energy was… lower than what I’m used to holding.
And I was already in a vulnerable place.
Not weak — but open.
There’s a difference.
When Energy Resonance Takes Over
Because I was open, I started resonating with where she was.
After the session, I noticed my thoughts changing:
- I was more negative
- More doubtful
- More reactive
- Even a little paranoid
It escalated to the point where I was in tears, overwhelmed and stressed.
That’s when I knew something wasn’t right.
Not because something had “happened”…
…but because I wasn’t thinking like myself anymore.
The Second Visit: Climbing Back Up
A few days later, I went back to see her.
This time, I didn’t do a session. I didn’t feel well enough to give.
She worked on me again — but this time, something had shifted.
She was in her own space. Grounded. Clearer.
And the treatment felt cleaner.
More supportive.
She reminded me of something simple, but powerful:
Don’t lose faith. Keep your thoughts aligned with what you want. It still works.
The Climb Back to Myself
It didn’t happen instantly.
It took a few days.
A conversation with my daughter (which always raises my energy).
A few positive experiences.
Moments that felt like me again.
And then one morning, I woke up and thought:
What the hell… where have I been?
That’s when it hit me.
I hadn’t been “blocked.”
I hadn’t lost my ability to manifest.
I had just been operating in a lower-dimensional frequency.
A place I don’t usually live in.
The Difference That Changes Everything
This is the distinction I wish I had understood at the time:
A block is a pattern.
A shift is a state.
A block builds over time.
It repeats.
It shows up in the same places again and again.
A shift, on the other hand, can happen quickly.
You can feel like yourself one day…
and completely off the next.
Why We Get Stuck There
The tricky part is this:
When you’re in a lower state long enough, it starts to feel normal.
Familiar.
Convincing.
You begin to believe the thoughts coming from that place.
You think:
- something is wrong
- things aren’t working
- you’re stuck
But you’re not stuck.
You’re just operating from a place where everything feels heavier.
What Would Have Helped Me Sooner
Looking back, what stretched this out for me wasn’t the experience itself.
It was the lack of awareness.
I didn’t realize I had shifted.
So I treated it as if something was wrong with me… or as if I was blocked.
And that kept me there longer.
If I had recognized it earlier, I could have shifted out of it faster.
A Different Question to Ask
So now, instead of asking:
“What’s wrong with me?”
I ask:
“Am I actually blocked… or have I just shifted dimensions?”
That question changes everything.
Because one requires deep work.
And the other just requires a return.
Coming Back to Yourself
Coming back isn’t about forcing anything.
It’s about small, honest shifts:
- cleaning your space
- choosing one better thought
- having a grounding conversation
- doing something that feels like you
And slowly…
You come back online.
What I’m Taking From This
This experience showed me something I didn’t fully understand before:
We don’t just need tools to grow.
We need tools to recognize where we are.
Because sometimes, the only thing standing between you and feeling like yourself again…
is realizing you left.
