Omg! This struck a chord for me. I was feeling 'bugged' all day for no reason and just reading this thread made me feel better.
Knowing that we are sensitive, the awareness in itself is power, and acknowledging that those energies or vibes are not ours is also power because our knowing and awareness means we have noticed something needs to be done, undone or changed and we can respond adequately and like Magaret said, we can use our intuition and ask for solutions.
Master Chunyi li has a video on youtube where he suggests how to protect ourselves from negative energies using Qigong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCGZVEqKldo. Its really simple too. You can try it and see how it goes.
Also using one of the paraliminals or direct learning for the solutions we come up with that way we respond automatically in those scenarios.
We can also ask ourselves, 'how can I protect my energy when i am around people with different energies?' and see what comes.
I noticed I tend to freeze in these situations and i react but i want to be more proactive and respond in ways that support the life i am choosing.
I would like to know how its going with you guys. I know this thread is a bit old but hopefully we can keep it going.