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When near-death empathy becomes overwhelming

During my heart surgery I experienced being every person I'd ever hurt, feeling exactly what they felt, and now I can barely function with that knowledge.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Total empathetic merger with others' pain creates unbearable burden of complete emotional responsibility.

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“Where Are You with Near-death experiences across cultures?”

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