Which Visions Are Real?

I recently posted a story stating the basic psychic/empath things that I've experienced, and I thank everyone who commented, but I still have many questions. I'm still not sure which visions are real and which aren't. I also have started to wonder whether we are drawn to one another. I recently told my best friend about what I see and feel and in return he told me that some of his dreams come true. This made me wonder whether we all find each other for a reason or if it's just a coincidence. I now know three people with abilities and I wonder how many more there are around me. The first two people I met with abilities know a lot of people like them. It just seems like we find people like us when we aren't even trying. Does anyone else feel like this?

Another question I have is whether or not someone who doesn't want their abilities can actually make them go away. One of my friends (the one who told me what I am) hated having her abilities. She hated seeing what she saw and she wanted to get out of anything and everything not completely "normal". She waited for years for it to go away and finally it did. Is that really possible? Or has she just blocked herself from it all so much that it seems like it's gone?

I have so many more questions:

1. I read something about "Shielding". It said to visualize yourself building a wall so that you could reduce some of what you felt or saw. I was wondering if it is possible that I am already shielded and if so if there is a way to un-shield myself so that I can feel and see more then I do to try and understand it better. Is it possible that something is blocking the furthering of my abilities?

2. Sometimes I feel like I have more then one thing going on in my mind. Part of me can be freaking out, and the other part tells me nothing is wrong and tries to suppress the freak out. Is that normal?

3. Sometimes when I'm really concentrating, and everything is peaceful and quiet, it's like my soul is leaving me. I start to feel my legs less, and if my eyes are open they start to focus in. What does that mean? What causes it?

4.Is there a way to further my abilities?

I have many more questions, but I can't think of how to put them into writing. I thank everyone who reads this. Please, if you have any comments, good or bad, I would love to hear from you.