Strange Vision, Childhood Experiences, And Empathy

I always felt like I was a strange child and that I did not belong with any group at school, in fact I still feel that way today. I would always see things others did not, for example:

I was sitting in my room when I was 8 years old and I looked out through the doorway into the hall where my parents room joined. I saw a strange woman dressed in white with a blurred face, almost like she wasn't physically there. I felt calm and protected in her presence. She walked towards me and then turned into my parents room. I quickly jumped out of bed to go towards her to see who she was but when I looked in the room she had disappeared into, my parents were fast asleep. I woke up my mother to see if it might have been her, but she had not been out of bed and she was wearing her pink PJs. That was only one of my experiences and I still have not found out for sure what or who she was. It had become normal for me to see things (shadows walking by, people that were not there, etc.) weekly if not daily.

Also when I was little I would have breakdowns because it would seem like emotions would flood my mind. I even started to excel at school because it seemed like I was not just hearing thoughts from myself but also from everyone else in the class. I was learning faster than most kids in the class and I hardly had any problems with assignments. I felt like I was connected to everyone in the room.

That is most of what I remember of those 2 things, as it is hard to remember.

The biggest discovery, which I have saved for last, was something that I have just recently discovered. My vision is not the same as most people. I never questioned it because I thought it was just normal but I can see things around people (auras maybe) and if I concentrate hard enough and focus I can feel each individual and know who is in the room before I even enter. I have had my eyes tested many times and they keep saying that they are perfectly fine and that I have excellent vision. So I figured that it was not a health problem and possibly found out why I always felt that way and saw things. I can see things, sense things, and feel others emotions. I have researched for a year and found out what these abilities are and that there is other people like me. I just do not know what to do with my abilities and how I could expand my knowledge of them farther. I have been trying to sense people more and see the "energy" of people and things and have realized that everything (especially living things) have different auras around them. It has changed my life and I was wondering if this made sense to anyone else and if they could help me at all with this. I would really like to learn how to help people with this, as helping gives me great joy and I must protect everyone I can. If you wish to know more information about me or more details about my experiences you can message me or comment and I will check here on a very regular basis. Thank you for allowing me to share my story and I wish you all good luck in whatever your bright futures may hold.