They might, yes. But those sort of people are not nice ones, and if that ever happens to you, young sir, you need to tell an adult. But it is the way of gifts.
It doesn't unless I want it to hurt them at all. I open my mind and see them, and then I [...] mentally take a step towards them and then I'm there. Werewolves, trolls, and pixies... is your world one of fair tales? My nanny used to tell me stories of pixies, when I was a boy.