I’ve been an empath and a synaesthete for as slong as I can remember myself, and I’ve suffered from pains since my 21, although I only recently got a proper diagnosis of fibromyalgia (I am 36 now). Googling the various symptoms I found out to my surprise that those 3 conditions – let’s say- are linked to each other. I found your article one of the most accurate and useful.  O