thanx for your reply, soleil2warhola. i'll go ahead and proceed as if i'm not delusional and say that yeah - i know what an psychic vampire is, though as i understand it you aren't one unless A) you're doing it on purpose, and B) you're actually taking something from people - draining them of psychic energy.

what you describe as your experience is quite like my own: passive reception (it's not done on purpose but just happens), except that yeah i've got it worse because not only do i feel what people immediately around me are feeling, but my sensing range extends out for miles around me so pick up alot - too much at once to sort out...it's just noise.