The deeper the connection and the more open, vulnerable and sensitive you are, the more you are going to feel. What you will feel is not only your own emotions and feelings, but those of your friend, partner, child or client, even the mood of the environment.
And it's not easy to distinguish between what belongs to you, and what belongs to them.
It's easy to project and disown your feelings of discomfort or anger, even joy or well-being, or take false ownership of the states and emotions of others -- That's why it feels good to talk to people who are in a 'good mood or filled with confidence'. It can even become addictive.
And it's impossible to distinguish if you haven't developed your ability to know and name your emotions and states of consciousness [feelings].
I'm always amused by people [generally men], who tell me there is no such thing as feelings, like somehow they could exist separate from, or devoid of, states of consciousness, or the chemical physiological reactions we call emotions.
Or more sensitive others [generally women], who inadvertently take ownership of everything they become aware of, regardless of who it actually belongs to.
Because either way it makes interaction, very confusing.
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