Are you a highly sensitive person who gets flooded with other people’s feelings?

If you are a highly sensitive person or an empath and have trouble with boundaries, you might have had an experience like this. You are talking to someone who is having a strong feeling — anxiety, anger or fear — and “suddenly,” it feels as if you have taken on their feeling.

It might be that your friend is feeling anxious about a health issue or your dad is expressing anger at a boundary you’ve set.

In situations like these, you might find that you not only empathize with them, you ...