Is it normal to feel what others are feeling

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Ok, this is going to be really hard to explain. So... I sometimes think that I have a gift, and then I feel like I have a huge ego, so I never really talked to anyone about it.
So a two or three months ago, I noticed that I can feel other peoples feelings. I thought that it was me just having some kind of good understanding with that person, so I just ignored it. Then, one day I was talking to my dad. He was really sad about... well, I forget, but it was something really sad. I remember that it was something that didn't really make me sad, I think it might of been about someone dying. So in an attempt to try to comfort him, I put my hand on his arm... It was like getting slaped in the face after that. I felt extreamly sad. Like, terrible! Just... I don't know, when I touched him it was almost like his saddness went into me.
Ever since then I have been doing this to people, and getting the same results.
Am I going crazy? Is any of this remotely normal?!

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  • randomjelly
    13 years ago

    ^^

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  • DannyKanes
    13 years ago

    ^ Agreed, it's called Empathy. Most people have it. Sorry to burst your bubble. :-)

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  • KeyboardSolo
    13 years ago

    Yes, you're crazy.

    It's called empathy. Most everyone has that ability.

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  • Nightmare-Rex
    12 years ago

    try to touch any random person (that you don;t know how they currently feel) and then see if you feel anything. if you do ask the person if they feel that feeling and if they say yes try it agin several times (to reduce quincidence) if it is still yes than maby it is special.

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  • Anonymous Post Author
    13 years ago

    u guys are dicks >.<

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  • spoon4d
    13 years ago

    the first three and the fifth answer are correct! ,
    (see what i did there ? ive got a gift i can predict future!!)

    lol :D

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  • howaminotmyself
    13 years ago

    NO, you aren't crazy, and no- most people do not empathize that strongly. You are feeling their energy- most people ignore the subtleties of human energy. Sometimes it is hard to ignore.

    I feed off the energy of others. When people are happy, I'm happy- when they are sad, I'm sad. Learning to move it in the other direction is tricky. Learn to take it in, transform it, then send it out. There are lots of things you can do to understand this but you will not find your answers here. Good Luck.

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