Have you ever met a self-described "empath" who actually seemed more genuinely empathetic (as opposed to performatively so) than average?
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"have you ever met a self-described 'empath' who wasn't actually a narcissist"
(idk why i have a sense that this is common, but i've only met 1 self-described empath, found out she described herself that way *after* interacting with her in person; seemed plausible)
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i've met people who are genuinely empathetic
but they never described themselves as empaths
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She's highly neurotic, highly empathetic (according to JP's Big 5 test). I thought she was performative until I understood her high N. Now I realize she's high amplitude across the board: both empathy & anger.
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Not at all. People who brag about their virtues and/or perceptiveness are generally very shallow, un-self aware people. Genuinely empathetic people have too much humility to make sweeping claims like that
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My wife says she's an empath. We've spoken about the way we think and we don't recognise each other's thought processes. I didn't realise it was a real thing, I thought it was an x-men super power
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this question's tricky coz the use of the word "actually" makes people lean into their no in relation to having met an empath