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empathizing too much (hyper empathy) is a thing and it is emotionally taxing. you can't be mad at them because "you understand." someone does you wrong? you just try to understand why.
ghussa araha hai lekin karna nahi hai kyun k aglay ki bhee kya ghalti. us k tou halaat he aisay thay. i can never truly know how they feel. i will be unfair to say i understand their circumstances. nobody has it the same. maybe i would have done the same if i were them.
tou phir ye sara ghussa aur wo sari mayoosi jaye kahan? if i share it with somebody else, would they be able to take it? how would they feel about it? what if it starts affecting them too?
acha tou let's rant about it on sm. but what about the people who will come across my rant? they did not sign up for this. what if it is too much of negativity for them on an already bad day?
what more is it?
some times, it is still thinking about them, even after being distanced. how would they be feeling right now?
some times, it is knowing something about them, and then actually living through their whole day in your head. and trying to understand why they did what they did.
it is unhealthy. it is overwhelming. it is exhausting. it is draining. it is justifying the wrongs. it is forgetting boundaries of where they end and where you begin.
it is like a window that makes you see what the other person is going through, but one that also wants to suck you in. and sometimes, it is being taken advantage of. it happens in professions and it happens in relationships.
is there an end to this? a solution? the solution lies in knowing your boundaries. identifying where they end and where you begin.
not being overprotective or defensive for others while rationalizing behaviors. reminding yourself that you are human just as much as the other person - and it is human to feel and express emotions, including grief and anger.
being able to see through when the other person is being unreasonable. exercising when to put yourself first. doing stuff that helps your self esteem. knowing that you too matter. surrounding yourself with people, who'd be willing to listen and who'd empathize with you too.
and if you can not do any of this or you still feel burned out, seek professional help, as you would do with any other health concern. 
