This is so helpful for me, giving me more information and understanding about why I do easily take on the suffering of others. Just last week I encountered something that sent me to Google. The experiences others had encountered took on real second arrows and I began to picture myself going through these experiences. Fear and terror gripped me until I was able to see that their experiences weren't my reality. The research I was doing was helpful for me to make an informed decision, but I wasn't in any of those experiences. That was a powerful lesson and after reading your article I understand what had happened. Thank you!