It's like the opposite of an Autism Spectrum Disorder. I swear I'm more sensitive than the average person to what people are feeling and might be thinking. In my opinion this could be one of the few advantages to having BPD. I'm a healthcare provider and I can observe very quickly when one of my patients is in some kind of pain or distress. I'll ask them what they're experiencing and they confirm it with me... I know I'm not misreading them.