Empath Or Psychic?

my name's Sarah and I am 22. I will be 23 on July 9th

I am so glad I have found this site, I don't have anyone to talk to about it, and frankly, I need help.

After reading so much about empathy, I have come to learn that, it can cause depression like symptoms which I am going through right now, I've gotten to the point where I am not leaving the house, and it worries me and my family to be frankly honest.

I always felt that I was in a different world, or at least should be.

I felt different from everyone else, that I was special, but I wasn't sure as to what it was.

One summer, me and my friend went to our local swimming baths and she dared me to swim under this huge inflatable island. She went first, then it was my turn. I remember like it was yesterday cause, it was so strange.

Anyway, I went under and I had my eyes closed, I couldn't see, and I wouldn't open them because I hate water in my eyes, it irritates me. I was running out of air through panic and all I remember is being pushed out, I don't know who it was, or what it was. It wasn't like a human's firm push, it was more of a force, but a light one. I still don't know what happened, and I've never forgot it, I think I was something like ten at the time.

Time went on, and this is when I started to notice and feel things like, overwhelmed with excitement or other emotions, I don't know if that experience caused my empathy, or I was just generally born with it. I can tell other people's personality by just seeing a picture of them, or face to face with them, and they have all been pretty freaked out and shocked. I also have like a butterfly feeling in my stomach when I'm around people, or headaches. I don't leave the house anymore, and it's making me think. Am I depressed or going crazy?

I can also sense my phone going off before it happens, little things like that, but the point is, I wasn't expecting a call or anything, and I had that butterfly feeling in my stomach again. I also notice things around me like, the environment, how beautiful most of it is, and it calms me. Until I can sense moods all over again and I feel tired, drained, angry, upset, anxiety (which I have panic attacks) body twitches, unexplained crying and unable to sleep, and sometimes don't feel like eating. I also have vivid dreams, and da-jaVu.

I sensed my grandma wasn't right, and I lately found out, that she has a problem with the blood flow to her heart but, luckily it is nothing too serious so, she's okay. I think, hope & pray.

After all this I had was, walking to the local doctors with my sister and brother in law, and he was talking about his friends who were still in the army. I mentioned that my friend, Craig, had gone in the army after school which has been eight years now, not seen him or spoke to him. We got into the doctors, and booked in and grabbed our seats in the waiting room.

There was that butterfly feeling again, and I remember taking in a slow deep breath, and resting my arms on top of my head, but I didn't know why I was so excited or anxious as I was thinking about what I wanted for dinner lol. Five to ten minutes later, the butterflies still there, who walks in and takes a seat in front of me?

Craig, the one I haven't seen for 8years. Then the butterflies went away.

I couldn't believe it. I've told my mum, and she even thinks it can't be coincidence. It's been too long since I've seen him, and I've never mentioned him once, until that day.

I'm scared others will think I am crazy if I mention it all cause, I know so many people that do not believe in this sort of thing. An other quick story is about me sensing and feeling a ghost present.

My cousin is a psychic, and after all this, she told us about the male who is looking for something, and he's upset by it.

My sister heard the ghost say "Shut the F up" a few days after I sensed it there. I felt like I needed to run, like he was following me, or watching me go into my sisters room.

My sister was shaking, crying and white as a sheet. My dad doesn't believe in them, but even he was concerned for my sister that night. Few days passed and I didn't feel it for a good while, until I went to brush my teeth and I heard a whisper. I don't know what it said, but I was slightly expecting it before hand so, it didn't phase me that much. My cousin came then, and told us everything, and my mum still doesn't believe when I say I can sense it. It's only for a quick second, a passing through ghost. He doesn't stay that long. I have not felt him for weeks and weeks, and I feel calmer. I would get upset because he was upset, and he's feeding off my depression etc.

I can also tell when something is not right within one person, like there is something I can not place my finger on, like I can not get why I don't like them. One's that are good, I can connect to straight away! But, these people that are maybe, I don't know, players, cheats, liars etc... I sense that something is not good about them. I can also read body language... I'm not that good at it, but good enough, and when someone tells me something, I can tell if its true, or not, and that if they mean something else or they're not telling the whole story like, there keeping something, or many things back from me.

I don't trust easily, its very rare I will trust people.

So am I Empathic or psychic, or even both?