I am a empath as well and I also had a bad drinking problem because of it,plus another issue I still suffer with caused a lot of drinking.
But I stopped the drinking and started therapy for a lot of reasons,this being one of them.I did a lot of research on my "gifts" to see if anyone could give me advice.
I have found some things that helped me understand it more,but I still have a lot of research and contacting to do.I don't have all the answers I need.

I hope you can find the help you need.