<Why Am I So Easily Affected by Other People’s Emotions?>
- When You Can’t Tell If It’s Your Emotion or Theirs
“I just felt down for no reason.”
“I don’t think this feeling was even mine…”
Sometimes, other people’s emotions enter us so deeply that they feel like our own.
MBTI explains this by saying, “You’re an F type, so you tend to be more sensitive to the emotional states of others.” That makes sense, and it resonates.
K-Saju sees this situation a little differently:“It’s about how your structure and current energy flow are receiving external emotions right now.”
- The Structure of Emotional Sync
Everyone has certain patterns that make them more emotionally responsive.
For example, someone with strong Companion energy (connection, resonance, relational attunement) may quickly pick up on others’ moods and easily feel happy or sad alongside them.Someone with a strong Resource tendency (absorption, internalization) might absorb emotional or energetic signals deeply—more than words—and dwell on them long after.
This kind of structure leads to strong empathy and an ability to read people well.
But it can also blur boundaries—
to the point where you’re not sure whether what you’re feeling is yours or someone else’s.
K-Saju identifies which energies are frequently active in your chart, helping you understand why you’re so often swept up in other people’s emotions.
It’s not emotional weakness.
It could be a sign that your energy system is finely tuned to pick up subtle signals.
- How Open Are You to Emotion Right Now?
Timing influences how wide open the door to your emotions is.
For instance, if your current Sewoon (세운: se-woon)—the annual flow of energy—is moving through Water (수: soo – emotion, fluidity), you may feel more emotionally unstable and reactive to external stimuli.
Water doesn’t stay still. It flows and shifts, making your emotions more responsive to changes in tone, facial expressions, or passing remarks.
Likewise, if your Daewoon (대운: dae-woon)—a 10-year cycle of life direction—is aligned with Companion energy, you may be more focused on emotional connection and more sensitive to how others are feeling.
Since Companion enhances the tendency to “feel together,” your emotional center might tilt toward others rather than yourself.
K-Saju helps you see—
“Are these emotions really coming from me? Or did they flow in from outside?”Sometimes, the reason your emotions feel so intense is simply because your current flow is open to absorption.
That’s not weakness. It’s just the nature of the timing—you’re in a receiving phase.
- When Someone Else’s Emotion Passes Through You
Emotions don’t just drift in.
They’re created through energetic exchanges between people.
For example, if someone expresses emotions strongly—what K-Saju refers to as high Output energy (expression, reaction, verbal force)—
their energy might directly affect you.
If your chart includes strong Companion or Resource tendencies,
you’re likely to absorb that energy deeply,
sometimes to the point of experiencing the other person’s feelings as your own.
K-Saju reads these kinds of cross-energy moments and says:
“You’re shaken right now because someone else’s strong emotional wave intersected with your structure.”
It doesn’t mean you’re fragile.
It means your energy system is currently responding with high sensitivity—and that sensitivity can be a form of strength.
- The Skill of Setting Boundaries
K-Saju says,
“This flow shows how much emotion you’re currently absorbing.”
Boundaries aren’t about shutting down.
They’re about adjusting how emotion moves through you.
If your current flow opens you wide to absorbing and reacting,
then you may need emotional filters to support that.
For instance, during a Companion-sensitive phase,
having quiet time alone or keeping a regular journaling practice
can help reduce emotional fatigue.
K-Saju helps you tune into the right moments and methods for boundary-setting.It’s not defense—it’s emotional leadership.
- The Part of Me That Responds to Others’ Feelings
MBTI helps you see how you tend to respond to emotions.
K-Saju shows you why—through the interaction of your structure and timing.
So you may say to yourself:
“I was swayed by someone else’s feelings—but that was part of my current flow.”
“I’m learning how to let emotions move through me and pass.”
