Most of the athorities on Reiki seem to agree that there can be no leeching from others....
but every practicioner I have ever met who has been doing it for a while, especially professionally, has spoken differently on this topic.
My non-empirical pool that I drew the above conclusion from is based off of three RMT's and myself, so take this as something not hard and fast, but as a subjective observation.
I'm almost 2 years at this discipline, so again, I could be doing something wrong.....or have not healed myself to the optimum level, or simply not realized a fundamental truth.
But I've been run into the ground a few times and had to recharge. Just a couple days ago I requestsed a break from the DHN because of this.
My master ultimatley left Reiki behind as ahe felt it had drained her of almost everything she had...and left her heart feeling like a "black hole".
Now she is focusing on massage therapy and prayer exclusivley and she seems to be doing a lot better.
I do know that I really try hard to scan, trace the chi through the meridians and put reiki in very specific ways so maybe this is the energy that is being lost.
Maybe it is the intensity of the wishing that they will be happy and healed miracualously, that is the energy being lost.
All I can say is ?????
But, you asked a question and one way or another you'll be given your own answer, your own truth on the matter.
Love and Lightrightbackatchaaaaaa
Kara