>This may be true. I'm an "empath". Almost my entire family on my mother's side are "empaths" in some manner including my sister, my mom, and my grandmother.
My lineage follows the same suit. Also on my Mother's side. Out of curiosity is your Mothers side Italian? I ask because Italy is one of the (was until recently) most ancient and purest groups in several sections of the country and, coincidentally, is also home to one of the greatest and ancient civs that we know of who some theorize, myself included, originated after the fall of Troy and, before that, have an even deeper connection to the original source.