Am I Insane or am I just intellectual when it comes to being able to feel what other people feel?

You are not insane at all,my friend.This happens with most of the authors and trust me this is the sweet or the bitter truth behind being a great novelist.If you want to be successful you need to put on the shoes of you character,you need to feel the way she is feeling,think the way she is thinking.You crave to do all those things only because that is what is in your mind the whole day and therefore you also should be very careful,understand that there is a lot of difference between the novel and real life,understand that she is just a character,and you are her creator..don't let her rule you..I hope I was of some help..by the way----beautiful extracts...:)