Do you ever feel someone else's pain?

[2little]

TEXTI have had this happen to me many times over the years. When a family member or friend has an accident, or is in some type of pain, I feel it, get the same symptoms, but I DON'T even KNOW the other person has it! Most of the time, we are many many miles away, even towns away! I only learn about it afterwards and say to myself: wow, at the same time it happened to him/her, I had the same pain! Does anyone know why this happens? It scares me sometimes.

[Niaermi]

It happens to me when I have a deep bond with someone, not necessarily family members. I had someone else's stomach pains (the person had a stomach ulcer), or have experienced violent headaches when another person was having problems in that area of the body.