People pay too much attention to negs.

[Dark Knight]

No I don't agree at all. []

If you're just going to pay attention to Negs and have no coping skills or understanding of what is happening to you, you're not going to have any coping skills, won't function well, probably won't live long.

Understanding what Negs are, the syptoms, how they operate, provides coping skills for dealing with situations when they arise. That's empowering, not paranoia. You could walk out your door and be raped, mugged, assaulted, see an airplane fly into a skyscraper, life is precious, yes, but it has to go on. You have to believe you can get through it. Getting through means preparing yourself in the event that it does happen, and either developing the coping skills to help you overcome it or developing the coping skills to survive it in the event you can't (we can't know everything, and learning exactly what is going to stop a powerful Neg, as Robert said in his book, could take years, or maybe for a select few, never happen at all). Life will go on...just maybe not the way you want it to.

Situations like this force you to examine situations and make values assigned in varying levels of priorities.

You can attach to people and things like a neg does,...didn't it ever occur to you that you can turn life into an attachment, and turn it into something Negative. The more you hold on, the more you lose it. It forces you to look at the bigger picture, that we are not just "this life" but many lifetimes, and if we die in a gas chamber (and it CAN happen to you), it is not the end. The suffering is temporary, and not what the Creator intended for you. So make an effort to see beyond it.

I think the increase in reports after Bruce's book was published is due to the fact that many Neg related symtoms were misdiagnosed. I highly doubt it's people being paranoid about Negs or their attacks.

[Euphoric Sunrise]

I think it's more that people believe they have to do something special to get rid of negs. When a lot of people hear about negs it frightens them. They think that there are these energies out there that can easily harm them . It's that belief that causes the problem if you ask me.
I've never paid much attention to the whole "neg" thing. Sure, i've read a few posts and stuff about it, but it's never seemed like i problem to me. I always think (probably ignorantly) that people don't need to suffer because of these energies. It's just their own negative energy that is creating or attracting these negs.
I've never believed i would encounter a neg. Throughout all of my projection attempts i haven't once had a single bad/frightening moment. It's all been completely fun and relaxing.
Maybe that's just my frame of mind. Maybe it's because i'm a laid bacn and relaxed person and i have a positive motion to my thoughts. All i know is that i haven't encountered a neg yet, and as long as i believe i'm safe (and i really do believe i am safe) i will be safe.
So to an extent i think you may be right. I mean, if thought in the astral is an instant reality then people who think a lot about negs could easily encounter them as soon as they get out of their body. On the other hand, if people are really deep in their negative energy and they really believe they have to fight to get out, then Dark Knight's view might be a good one too.

[Dark Knight]

There:

http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9789

[Aries]

I dont really mind Negs. As far as I know I have never encountered any except the one from afew nights ago. They are just creatures trying to "make a living"
Like those little birds that are always riding on the Rhinos back. I mean dont get me wrong, I wouldnt like some giant creature sucking out all my energy but at the same time, if almost everyone has one of them attached then can it really be that bad?
Yes I know for some it is much worse then others, like Dark Knight for example has it alot worse then anyone should, and I hope that she will over come these things attacking her.
I have a Neg on my leg, and I feel the energy being drained out of my leg right now.. so naturally I want to get rid of the Neg because this isnt a normal feeling its making me go thrue.. but at the same time I feel kind of sorry for it..
I dunno maybe I am seeing things differently than they really are, maybe I am not taking it as seriously as I should.
But I dont think being prepared to deal with a Neg is bordering on paranoia, better safe then sorry right?
My two cents...
-Aries

[James S]

In a way I don't see this as being that much different to the situation in the world today and particularly in the US with regards to terrorism.

Yes, they exist. Yes, they cause a lot of problems. Yes, people need to be aware and well prepaired. Yes, there is also a great deal of paranoia about it - which means negs, like terrorists ultimately win because they have effectively sown fear into the hearts of people, and they feed off that.

The old saying forewarned is forearmed is appropriate hear. Twice, many years ago, while dabbling into a bit of spiritual warfare, I was attacked twice - seriously enough that the entities attacking me tried to kill me through suffocation. I was scared, sure, who wouldn't be! But I'd been taught enough to deal with the attacks, and well, I'm still here.

Thing is, I know something of how serious these negative entities can be, but I don't fear them. That's what empowers them - fear. In fact I don't give them much thought at all. I don't feel the need to.

To look at it in another way - Euphoric will know about this event, but probably not many others will -
In the last couple of weeks here in Aus. a young man was grabbed and killed by a 3 meter (nearly 10 foot) Crocodile. We have quite a few of them in the northern areas of Aus. Very dangerous creatures, but nothing really to be feared if you understand and respect them. Basically, don't go into their territories. Three guys were riding quad bikes in the Croc's territory, which is just plain stupid!
Fear is the territory of negs. If you keep walking in this territory, guess what you're going to find?

The more common "energy feeder" type negs can be described as being more like sand flies, mosquitoes or leaches. Sometimes you can't really avoid them, but they really are nothing more than a minor annoyance that are easy enough to swat away.  

The main thing with all negs is be aware, know about them and how to deal with them, but don't be afraid of them and don't keep thinking about them all the time or you will just make things worse.

Regards,
James.

[beavis]

I havent met many negs, but when I did, I didnt resist them. They want you to resist. It gives them power.

Sometimes I get a sudden headache for no reason that might be caused by a neg. They want me to care that they are drilling into my aura, but I allow them to continue and learn what they are. Without any aggressive thoughts, I put my consciousness in the same space as them (same size and shape), and observe what they do. Then they usually disappear.

Its like trading energy with them. Trading is good. I trade with stores for things that would take me a long time to make. I trade for services I dont know how to do. Trading results in more stuff for everybody.

[Fat_Turkey]

Negs have been attacking more prominently and people notice the more ever since Practical Psychic Self-Defense was released. I'm not saying that's a bad thing that the book was published, I'm just saying that it's a bad thing that people have a sort of placebo effect from the book, causing them to be more aware of bad things attacking them, and not necessarily having the faith that they can vanquish those things(such as myself). I mean, now I believe that the astral realm is full of these baddies, when it actually isn't. I'm scared to death of projecting because of my fear of sleep paralysis, an alien abduction experience, and negs in general.

This vast attention to negs probably is caused by and generates paranoia. This paranoia makes one so wary that they could in fact attract negs (such as myself). Any way to help these people? And maybe we should just lay off all the scary talk. The Astral is meant to be a place of beauty and activity and learning, not of attack and scariness and traumatising aliens.

~FT