I first noticed it about two weeks ago. It doesn't happen spontaneously; it takes effort, although it mostly feels just like a powerful form of empathy -- if that makes any sense. I'm not sure how to describe it.
But you're right. I don't know what the price for this is yet. I don't know what its limits are, or how it might be affecting me -- and that's just as good a reason for caution as the possibility of persecution. I wouldn't want to risk my own well-being by taking on too much, too soon. I'd rather go slowly and, with your help, learn more about what I can and can't do.