I noticed that my perception of shows, movies, etc. is rather different from those of people around.

When others see scenes and characters I can only see people and situations. Anything that happens onscreen is happening directly to me. Watching a movie is a very emotional experience, since I am identifying with characters and feeling anything they are supposed to feel, seeing myself in a situation they are in. This is why, for example, there is no way I'd watch a horror movie. Too scary.

I was asking around and pretty much nobody even understands how it is possible to automatically self-insert into everything you watch.

Do you do this? Can you stomach a horror movie? And did I just discover empathy?