Ghost,
I think that's kind of wonderful! Sometimes that hit out of left field is just what you AND the sitter need to experience.
Just to share something quick - I was doing a reading for a woman and I was asked the question "will I be staying in this city?" As I was shuffling the cards not a single one wanted to come out of the deck, and I was prompted to ask (by my instinct, my guides, not sure) "That's not the real question, is it?"
The sitter looked kind of shocked, and I felt my heart drop down to my stomach. I was right. She said "No, you're right. The question is will I be staying with my husband?"
Moral of the story is, what we feel in our bodies and our hearts and minds at any stage of a reading is as important as what we get while we are actually in the midst of a reading. But like others have already said, protection has its benefits too. Personally, I welcome those empathic moments.