I think it is. I'm a healer, my magic has helped me save more people than I can even count. It's a talent, just like any other. I refuse to believe the Maker would give us gifts he meant as curses. I have a manifesto actually. Well I need to rewrite it now.
Yes. Their entire lives. If they escape they're hunted down. If they're deemed dangerous they're killed or their dreams or severed, taking away all emotion.