I'd disagree with that article, as these aspects of the serie are mainly there to make people feel something and not the other way around. These are human traits whether or not one likes them (or the Creator's traits), so avoidance to face these things seems more likely to shutdown empathy as it denotes a desire to not feel how one feels toward facets of itself.
I think there is a difference between being empathic and overly sensible too.
I think there is a difference between being empathic and overly sensible too.