Psychiatric/Neurologists please answer: Is there such a thing as hyper-empathy as many believe? Humans, please answer: Are your responses to life within conventional ideals or outside. If so, why? Everyone: Do you think emotional empathy can be learned? #empathy #humpday #ThxU
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Don't know about (1) and (2) but a big yes to learning emotional empathy. I used to be rubbish at it; better now, though by no means perfect.
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Thank you. Did you have specific methods to accomplish that? I am an emotional empathy disaster. TEACH ME! :D
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For me the first step was a shift in perspective: accepting that I'm not inherently 'better' than others. Then constant reminders to self: listen, let/help them speak, imagine myself in their situation, what would I do?
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Replying to @emelaarghh
I do all that already. TOO MUCH. I will give everything away before I even think of myself. My mother had funny nicknames like "Lady Bountiful" and of *course* "Miss Sensitivity" She also pointed that out I always took blame even when I wasn't culpable. I like others to be ok.

Mar 12, 2020 · 2:25 AM UTC