learning to know when its right and when its not

[Katybug]

channeling spirits is a natural gift i have just recently decided to practice. i have always felt a since of connection to the spirit world but was always so scared to actually open myself up enough to understand the gift i was givin. but when i got older i just felt like i was different . like their was something more to my life then just the plain Jane ordinary life. i decided to go inside myself and learn who i was and why these feelings of helping the departed kept haunting me. so i just started to channel . its hard to talk to anyone or ask anyone about this form of connecting with the dead because people tend to judge you. or mock you . i felt like i was apart of something. life to me was starting to teach me how to just let go and do what i wanted. but because of the negative feedback from family i would only practice when i was alone and away from everyone . no one understood the practice they assumed it was nothing but bad . i eventually just gave up on trying to please everyone . and slowly started back again. i really want to learn more and understand more about this practice . like how to know your protected from bad or negative spirit? how to grow more in the practice in order to help other people a mentor is what i need and a friend who shares the same interest as i do . if anyone has any tips or helpful advice i would love to hear !!!!!!!!!!!