Vicarious (adjective)

1. Experiencing something through the actions or feelings of another person.
2. Done or suffered by one person as a substitute for another.
3. Exercised or experienced through an agent or deputy.

Origin:

From the latin word "vicarius" meaning "substitute" or "acting in place of another".

Examples:

1. I feel a sense of vicarious pleasure from watching my children succeed.
2. The therapist's role is to provide vicarious catharsis for the patient.
3. His vicarious experience of pain was intense and real.
4. The vicarious trauma can be as debilitating as direct trauma.
5. The vicarious learning process is a powerful tool for personal growth.