Many sensitive souls (indigos, starseeds, advanced souls) are also overwhelmed empaths. They cannot distinguish between the emotions of others and their own, and often also struggle with heightened sensitivity to certain foods, sounds, light and s on. This can over time become debilitating. From the perspective of psychology, heightened empathy is often the result of trauma, especially if someone was exposed to abuse over a long period of time. From the soul perspective, the roots of overactive empathy go even deeper, pointing towards our core wounding.