My MIL is a strong intercessor. She's not Catholic. I don't even understand why some people are strong intercessors except that I know she spends a lot of time in prayer.
When I remark upon that to her, it's not like (or only in a jocular way like) "Wow, you sure have the mojo." It's way more, "Thank you for caring, and LOOK what God did!"
Check it out. A very different appraoch to life and prayer, I know.
The “it” is creepy to say the least.
I think intercession is a calling . . . and a challenging one.
Intercessors often experience in their own bodies the feelings of those they are interceding for. It can be quite traumatic.
Travail in agony is a common experience.