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

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.

Thank you. Did you have specific methods to accomplish that? I am an emotional empathy disaster. TEACH ME! :D

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?

Sorry, I don't have any shortcuts. After a while those conscious reminders morphed into genuine curiosity about others, and that tends to open up an emotional/empathetic connection.

So, a question for you: what is preventing you from becoming more emotionally empathetic? (For me it was pride, self-regard, monstrous ego.) No need to share the answer here; and it might take a while for you to find it. Once named, the beast can be tamed & trained :-)