omg yes this is absolutely a pisces thing lol. my sister is a pisces and she can cry at a commercial. I say this with love

Great question! There's actually a lot of astrological reasoning behind this.

Pisces is a water sign, so emotional depth is built in. But what really sets them apart from other water signs (Cancer, Scorpio) is their planetary rulers - Jupiter and Neptune. Jupiter expands everything it touches, including feelings. Neptune dissolves boundaries, which means Pisces tends to absorb the emotional energy of everyone around them.

They're not just feeling their own emotions - they're picking up on yours too. That's a lot to carry.

Add in that Pisces is the 12th sign, meaning it contains echoes of all 11 signs before it. There's a sensitivity that comes with being that "final" energy in the zodiac wheel.

For practical purposes: they need more time to process than most. What looks like overreaction is often them untangling their feelings from yours.