Feel Other's Emotions

I have had several what is considered psychic phenomenon's as a young child. I have found now that I am older those experiences have continued and now experience others. For example, I can be around someone and (as strange as it sounds) feel their emotions. When I first paid attention to what was happening it was like all this information was coming at me and I could feel it. If they felt depressed I would sense it etc. It would be ok if everyone was happy all the time, but I feel the bad things as well with people. I guess I have made it a point when I feel the "information" start to occur I just shut that part off and ignore it. I find myself however wanting to better understand it. I have never discussed these current and or past experiences with other people as I don't want to be labeled a "freak". As a child I remember seeing people who were deceased and feeling emotions then. I also have had several instances of seeing things that has not happened. Those instances are very strong now that I am an adult. The best way I know to explain when I see "future" events is like a vision and or dream. The most disturbing vision I had involved my brother. In my vision/dream it was as though all my senses were in place. I could feel, smell, hear etc. It started with seeing my brother sitting around a camp fire with his fellow soldiers. They were talking about how much they missed having McDonald French fries. I was walking around them at the fire. I remember feeling panicked and danger. It was so strong it literally made me nauseated. I was trying to tell them to be careful and not to go, but they could not hear me. The vision/dream then changed to seeing my brother driving in a jeep. There was a flash of yellow/orange light then I saw my brothers face covered in blood. I woke up in a panic and very upset. I was literally sick from it. My brother was deployed at the time to Iraq. I spoke to my husband about the dream/vision and told him I was scared. I did not mention it to my family as I did not know what it meant. I did not want to warn them about something that I was not even sure about myself. It was 2 weeks later that our family received notification that my brother was injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq. The blast from the explosion occurred when he was driving a jeep. He had glass embedded in his face and was covered in blood. I found this information out from his friend who found him. My brother was at a hospital in Bagdad for 3 days before I could speak to him. When I did, he told me the same thing. He also told me that he could not wait to get back home to us. He also stated that he missed having McDonalds French fries and was talking to his other soldiers about that before the blast occurred. Since that point I have ignored and have done everything to avoid getting anymore of those visions/dreams. If I feel something like that getting ready to occur I will change it or just will it away. I think it is fair to say that I don't want to see bad things like that again. I work in the legal field and can discern factual information. I just have not been able to come to a definitive answer as to what I am experiencing. Any suggestions?