Grimdark take: Empathy isn't supposed to do anything other than open the door to let other people's demons in. You still have to deal w/ 'emhttps://twitter.com/mulegirl/status/902325545970446336 …
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Replying to @NathanFGao
When I did my clinical practica, a large part of the training was learning how to help others cope without making their problems your own.
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Replying to @DaveHogue
Yeah 'deal' was unclear language on my end. That sounds fascinating tho; what's you practice? I'm not as good at the last bit as I'd like.
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Replying to @NathanFGao
Working with children was an amazing experience and increased my empathy 100000000%. Working with their parents was far more challenging. :)
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Replying to @DaveHogue
Heh, I can imagine. I hear similar sentiment from teacher friends? What did you work on to not make their problems your own?
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Caveat: it took months of daily practice, reminders, and training just to become self-aware. It takes longer to actually gain some efficacy.
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