Peculiar fainting problem

As a friend told me about his back surgery over sushi last night I almost passed out. I got extremely light-headed, blurred vision, pale, and weak. I retreated to the bathroom trying my best not to fall over on the other patrons. Once I got to the bathroom I was extremely pleased to see the stall was open. However, my vision was too blurred at this point for me to see the lock and I had to feel it shut. I collapsed on the toilet and tried to clear my mind. Soon I started to feel better and began sweating profusely.

This has happened to me two or three times. It only happens when confronting someone’s medical problems. I did totally faint one time when I saw my mother in the hospital recovering from pneumonia. I blacked out quite quickly, hit my head on her iv stand and woke up staring at her up in her bed trying to get help. This is at odds with my movie watching habits. I can watch anything in a movie. I even have a prediliction for Tokyo shock, French extreme and the New Flesh of Cronenberg.