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Here you go Iz ^.^

For a couple of moments, I found it hard to breathe..I was picking up sadness from him again.

I feel a dull emptiness settle inside me, when I realize that you're the one who's important and that being away from you means feeling like I'm not belonging again, regardless of what I used to think. :sad:

I can really relate to this.
I feel overwhelmed by the sadness of my parents.... It's a double edged sword, intuition and empathy.
You see behind the surface (like a persons happy facade), and see behind it all (i.e. understand how unhappy they are).

I actually came across a survey my father did the other day when he had a psychological evaluation. I already "knew" he was depressed, but to see the form he filled out (which was the confirmation of how depressed he is), really really hurt.

But it's not for nothing when empathy and intuition inspire action.

 

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Is it normal for most people to ''feel'' it even over long distance, without the need to be physically present?

I often shock myself a bit when I read vibes from other people over the internet - people I have never even met before! Or when I often detect changes about people I know over distance and space without the need of direct communication, and then find out that I was right!

I would think so, I experience that as well. I often experience a sense of "just knowing" (though it's not always right in my case).

I think Si helps to notice changes in people, Ne looks for hidden meanings, and Fi (especially a mature one) brings it all together

 

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I've been through this also, many times, and for me, it is normal. Coming to this forum, I'm finding I'm not the only one - I used to think I was. Though not every INFP seems to have these connections with people, many do. I would like to learn more about it. I would love to know whose emotions I'm feeling - I feel my special one's emotions as my own (though not so much recently as she has asked me to stop, and we've not had much time together lately - I find that I miss it, and now our friendship seems empty, somehow) and also my husband's emotions. Probably other people's too, but I can't tell whose feelings belong to whom.

When do you usually experience it?

Have you ever experienced it even without direct communication with them or over very long distance (like a thousand miles plus away)

What were some of the symptoms when you felt their sadness?

For me, it's :

• I suddenly feel like I need to breathe more slowly
  
• A sudden heaviness in my heart - a sudden 'thud'
  
• I suddenly envision the person with lost looking eyes
  
• A sudden unexplained desire to comfort the person regardless of the circumstances

I tend to feel like my own emotions are fake, and the only real ones are inspired by others.

I really empathise with that sudden "thud", Izzie. It reminds me of the times I have witnessed my younger sister get hurt (I once watched her fall out of a racing cart) and it's like being punched in the stomach (that's where I feel it.. it's a cross between sickness and pain), and all you can think about is them; you are completely unconscious of yourself.