I’m posting this hoping to see if there are there that feel the same way...

I struggle with depression and anxiety that seems to be heightened when I’m around a lot of other people. Especially negative people.

From a really young age I felt like I could sense the emotions of those around. So strongly that I would feel the same emotions. It made it easier for me to keep from getting in trouble and staying on my parents “good side.”

Now that I’m older it is hard for me to regulate my own emotions sometimes because when I’m around other people I start to feel what they feel. Even if I’m no in a low spot in my depression, being around someone that is negative or depressed really effects me.