In a world that values emotional awareness, it’s easy to mistake deep feeling for being “too sensitive.” You might feel emotions so strongly and so quickly that it seems like something is wrong with you. But more often, this isn’t weakness it’s unintentional emotional absorption. Empathy is often seen as a positive trait. It helps you understand others by feeling what they feel, almost as if you’re stepping into their experience. The challenge is that empathy doesn’t naturall