maybe you're expecting too much of yourself? do you think you have to feel everyone's pain? because i don't think you do. that would be completely overwhelming. i also don't think your T would lie to you and tell you you're empathetic if you aren't. if she thought you weren't then she's probably want to deal with that. maybe you feel like you have to take on other peoples problems to be empathetic but i don't think that's true.