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I'm not sure if this is normal or common or not, because it goes past the simple worrying about another person, or feeling bad for another person. I keep having these instances where I feel extreme anxiety and panic for another persons situation.
As an example, I am scared to death of flying and airplanes. My Therapist went out of town for the weekend and had mentioned the plane. The whole day that I knew he was going to be on the airplane, I was in a panic and state of extreme freak out.
Another example: My sister has been involved in the "Occupy" movement and the city that she was participating in, about 500 police in riot gear came and tore down their occupation and used tear gas and rubber bullets and all kinds of stuff, on the peaceful crowd, and arrested a whole bunch of people. I am almost positive that my sister was arrested. And I know it is normal to worry about her in this circumstance, anyone would, but my worry is past that, I feel sick to my stomach, I can't imagine sleeping, Its like I can feel her anxiety for her, like I have taken all of her possible anxiety and panic and fear onto myself.
I tend to do this a lot, not on purpose and I'm not sure why. Its good to know that i care about others, but I have so much anxiety on my own, I can't handle completely feeling everyone elses too.
Has anyone else experienced this? What is this?
As an example, I am scared to death of flying and airplanes. My Therapist went out of town for the weekend and had mentioned the plane. The whole day that I knew he was going to be on the airplane, I was in a panic and state of extreme freak out.
Another example: My sister has been involved in the "Occupy" movement and the city that she was participating in, about 500 police in riot gear came and tore down their occupation and used tear gas and rubber bullets and all kinds of stuff, on the peaceful crowd, and arrested a whole bunch of people. I am almost positive that my sister was arrested. And I know it is normal to worry about her in this circumstance, anyone would, but my worry is past that, I feel sick to my stomach, I can't imagine sleeping, Its like I can feel her anxiety for her, like I have taken all of her possible anxiety and panic and fear onto myself.
I tend to do this a lot, not on purpose and I'm not sure why. Its good to know that i care about others, but I have so much anxiety on my own, I can't handle completely feeling everyone elses too.
Has anyone else experienced this? What is this?
