Whooooo remembers that article on when people were going through things, the writer would always bring up their own pain as a way of relating to them? Please find me that article.
The issue with that is its not empathy. Empathy is not centering yourself, it’s centering the other person’s pain and understanding it. You don’t need to relate it to your similar pain in order to empathize.
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i think relatating to someone or noting a similar experience isn’t necessarily always centering though. it really varies on wording, situation, etc. but it definitely can toe the line and that’s where we have to be careful.
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But I’m not empathetic
i very rarely care about other people’s problems it makes me SO uncomfortable. I mean for close close friends it’s different but for regular friends/people I’m most likely gunna give you a blank stare and/or change the subject. -
I’m very much about doing something about your circumstances. My question will always be “so what now?” cause wtf we’re not gunna do is wallow in each other’s sorrows. Life too short.
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