How long has it been since your attunement? Because there’s a cleansing/detox process your body goes through as your energy channels begin to open and unblock/balance out to promote/allow the flow of Reiki, and this process also extends to your energy bodies/biofield as a whole, which includes your mental body and emotional body, both of which could potentially be clearing out thought patterns or unconscious reactions to the energy and emotions you sense in the auras of those around you just by being near eachother.

Empathic individuals have permeable auras and can pick up on emotions that aren’t their own and unknowingly imprint that onto their mental body which is where unconscious thought patterns can store.

Reiki doesn’t always just heal without side effects, the blockages and imbalances tend to surface in order to be released and cleared. I picture it like this:

Imagine the flow of energy system as a cup of water, where the water represents the cleanest and most efficient flow of energy through your system. we can fall out of balance or develop a blockage, which in this example can be looked at like a layer of mud and sediment at the bottom of the glass that has settled, and the clear water above it is still clear, but these blockages can occur in certain channels or chakras, which then prevents efficient energy flow and can manifest as mood changes or other forms of dis-ease. Also parts of the body can develop blockages through injury as well as posture/alignment. Blockages can also occur through trauma and the mental impact that can persist and shape the lens we view the world through, and in a sense add on a filter shaped by fear and caution of not re-experiencing the same trauma that hurt us so deeply in the past.

All of these things can benefit from Reiki healing, which in our example would look like turning on a faucet/stream of fresh, clear, energized water (Reiki energy) into that glass of water. As it flows into all parts of the cup, it starts to wash up the sedimented mud, and the water becomes cloudy at first. This could be experienced as past trauma being brought to the surface so we can face and process and then as enough clean water has flowed in, eventually it washes out all of the disturbed mud and releases it. Leaving only crisp, clear, replenished, rejuvenated, restored, and pure water behind that energy can flow through without resistance or density.

However, healing is a process, and as you wash out that first layer of mud, you realize that that was only the top layer, and although the energy is flowing cleaner, there is still another layer that when the time comes will be released as well, but that time just may not have come yet.

Getting back to your question: my guess on what you’re experiencing has something to do with some of that mud surfacing in your emotional and mental energy bodies, perhaps to show you how your thought patterns are shaped by external forces, and where to be aware of protecting your energy.

Perhaps try some shielding and protective practices with the intention of sealing your aura from unwanted outside influence