I'm struggling with feeling other people's emotions too much. I'm really good at putting myself into other peoples shoes, but it becomes mentally and physically challenging and draining. When I see someone in emotional pain, I feel it as if it's my own and sometimes it gives me real physical pain in the chest. When I watch movies with characters with a complex and deep character and witness them breaking down from emotional overload, it feels as if the character is me and I have to pause the series, because I feel like I need to take a break. Like it becomes hard to breathe and my hands become shaky and I can feel physical pain. I know that there's so many ways and so many different things coming together when someone has a breakdown, that I feel so overwhelmed by feeling them all at once. Eventhough it's not about me, I'm just a witness. I sometimes like it because I'm able to relate with people on a higher level, but it also makes me prone for toxicity, because I find special interest in 'bad' people and I think I overly relate to them. I don't know why other peoples emotions have such a huge impact on me but I've noticed it's not like this for others. So I'm really wondering what's wrong with me. It's like I breathe in and take over all of their emotions and turn off my own. Not just that I can imagine what they're feeling, but I feel the 'raw' emotion in every cell of my body. I find that way too extreme and a bit weird.
Appreciate any help! (sorry, english is not my first language)