What is this feeling?

[Dylan111]

I'm not 100% sure of what I'm feeling. But maybe some of you can relate? Ok. So, I started feeling like this last Monday when I found out David Bowie died. I felt an intense sadness(and I still feel it off and on) that someone I liked, had to suffer like that. It just makes me feel very sad. Like, I wish he would have been able to get help for the cancer he had. But sadly in this day and age, no one has the cure for cancer yet. What is this feeling? Who can relate?

[Tinydance]

I would say the feeling is compassion and empathy. You can relate to the person's suffering and wish you could have helped them. But if you really liked David Bowie then of course it's also grief and feelings the loss of someone you were invested in.