My personal experience was when I had my first reading and it was uncovered that I was a healer in a previous life.  I was rather young and went with my mother to visit someone who was ill.  I did what was instinctive and laid my hands on her and she passed away.  Sometimes the healing is in letting go and leaving the body, but it was not understood.  I was thought of as sort of an angel of death and feared, so was sent to a convent. 

From this understanding I realized that I was hiding my healing abilities because of that energy still attached that it was not accepted, I did something wrong, and was punished in a sense for using my gift. 

It was quite a profound experience for me and led me toward the confidence that I have using my gifts now.