Being completely overwhelmed by empathy is legitimately a symptom of autism and other mental disorders. Most people may have empathy in various degrees; but they’re not debilitated by it like some neurodivergent people are.
Meanwhile my autistic ass is very empathetic but only in very specific cases and not in the ways people expect so I’ve been labeled lacking in empathy.
Being completely overwhelmed by empathy is legitimately a symptom of autism and other mental disorders. Most people may have empathy in various degrees; but they’re not debilitated by it like some neurodivergent people are.
Meanwhile my autistic ass is very empathetic but only in very specific cases and not in the ways people expect so I’ve been labeled lacking in empathy.
I think I have that a little bit, my chest tightens and it feels hard to breathe