BNLsMom: I am noticing a pattern with myself. I will be depressed for a period of time, and once it lifts, I become paranoid and anxious and have thoughts such as worrying that friends of mine will drive by the house and stalk me, or that people in cars I don't recognize are spying on me.

I have speculated that paranoia and the accompanying anxiety is the response produced by an ego structure that feels under assault. I don't know if I'm right, it's just something I've wondered about. I wonder if it's possible that when you're in a depressed state, you're simply too "down" to notice but as the depression begins to lift, maybe your awareness shifts so that you suddenly become aware of external stressors?

I can feel both energies and it is more like I can tell which houses contain happiness and which houses contain pain and suffering.

It would be interesting if there was a way of going to each house and speaking with the inhabitants to see if they were happy or not and then measuring that response with your impressions. If you were highly accurate, that might indicate that you were also highly intuitive.

Intuition is often attributed to sensitivity but people who are intuitive may also be more prone to noticing a range of small details that feed their overall assessment -- tone of voice, posture, eye contact, a mouth that is turned slightly up or down. Maybe you're doing something similar with the houses. I've certainly driven past some homes that have a sad, dejected feeling to them but this might be seen in a neglected front yard or a door that's peeling paint. You could always try driving past those houses again to see if you get the same impressions and if so, whether or not you can tie it to any visual cues the environment might be offering up.