Some people are more empathetic than others.....don't know if you are so much empathetic IRL as you are here....but then a lot of times IRL people don't open up like they do here.

Best way to handle this if it's bothering you in a negative way is to limit your time here at PC....& limit your time reading the posts that you feel the high amount of pain with.

I also understand feeling the pain that others are going through but I also know that I am limited in the amount of help that I can be to them & have to focus on my logical mind.......& not focus my thinking on the bad things they are going through while acknowledging & validating that I understand how they feel.

I don't have any magic way of feeling less empathy for people....it's definitely personal.....but basically when we have done & suggested all we can to provide what ever help we are capable of....then we have to step back & accept that it is what it is with them until things are able to change in their life just as we have to do in our own.....it's a very difficult feeling because sometimes we can end up feeling even more hurt than they do if we are not careful.

Feelings are good.....caring is good....but we also have to make sure we do care for ourselves while allowing a healthy amount of feelings to be experienced for others.