I also am empathic and telepathic, both receptive and projective. Yeah...the empathy can be really annoying if you're around very emotional people, but it has its uses.
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I mostly fry things. Imagine being upset. Really depressed. You are on the phone. You need someone to talk to. You fry the phone. Now, you are depressed and have to get a new phone.
Haha, I hear you, though with me I tend to fry computer related devices. My family jokes about this, telling me that I must have some kind of electromagnetic field that causes things to go haywire, lol.
As far as "gifts" go, its mostly that and some limited precognition.