Drained after spellwork

so whenever I'm getting ready to cast a spell I begin to feel really nervous and anxious, but as soon as I cast my circle I feel better. Well whenever I finish the spell and close my circle I feel so dizzy and fully drained, to the point I have to lay down.
Even when using a bit of energy for my own card reading I get so drained and have to lay down a bit.
Does this happen to everyone?

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The energy that you are using, is it coming from within you or are you pulling it from the world around you?

It comes from within me. From my heart, since the spells that drain me the most have to do with love.

Perhaps you should trying pulling energy from the world around you. It will decrease the likely hood of you getting so drained.

while a little energy drain is ok [i usually crave sweets after a circle so my coven tends to keep candies nearby to munch on once we finish] relying on the energy your body needs is a bad thing because you'll grew weak and could become sick because you're weakening your body. try energy work to draw on the abundance of energy in nature.

Nekoshema, same about the sweets thing.

And they are right. Will should come from within, power should come from within, but energy should be extracted from elsewhere.

At least, learn how to raise energy, or absorb it, or vampirize so that you can recharge afterwards. While drawing a ritual's worth of energy from a human can be pretty unclean(depends on the human though!) leylines, or hotspots, or things like the sun, moon, and earth are always good.

Just keep in mind to cut the cord when you're done, since tapping into something like that can be like grabbing an electric wire.

I can relate to feeling nervous when beginning to cast a circle. After casting several times, it stopped. I think this feeling is common for beginners. Also, are you grounding and centering after your spell work? It can help you refocus your energy and seize some of the energy drainage.