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notice how i used & #39;compassion& #39; in place of & #39;empathy& #39; in the previous thread? let& #39;s talk about that
notice how i used & #39;compassion& #39; in place of & #39;empathy& #39; in the previous thread? let& #39;s talk about that
empathy is considered an essential part of the human experience, and it may come as a surprise to many people that it actually isn& #39;t!
some mental disorders make you have a very low capacity for empathy or lack it altogether
some mental disorders make you have a very low capacity for empathy or lack it altogether
and i don& #39;t mean empathy as in the ability to recognize that another living being is Feeling Something and to tell what those feelings are;
i mean empathy as in feeling along.
feeling happy, sad, hurt, uncomfortable along with someone else
i mean empathy as in feeling along.
feeling happy, sad, hurt, uncomfortable along with someone else
having low/no empathy doesn& #39;t mean that you& #39;re an inconsiderate asshole. it means that you don& #39;t feel the emotions that the other person is feeling! that& #39;s pretty much it!
a lack of empathy is part of my szpd. i can& #39;t be sad when you& #39;re sad, nor can i be happy for you. i won& #39;t feel the urge to help or console. i& #39;ll get slightly uncomfortable when you Express Things around me aaand i& #39;ll prolly be oblivious to subtext until you tell me. that& #39;s it!
i won& #39;t go out of my way to hurt anyone. i won& #39;t enjoy people& #39;s suffering just because it makes me feel nothing much otherwise. i won& #39;t ditch a friend in need or manipulate them or idk eat a baby or whatever it is that people mean when they say "they just have no empathy!"
empathy isn& #39;t essential to being a decent human person. it makes total sense why people imply otherwise, but it& #39;s really not.
an empath can be a total assface, just as much as someone who lacks empathy can be considerate, understanding and kind
an empath can be a total assface, just as much as someone who lacks empathy can be considerate, understanding and kind
in fact, i& #39;ll pull a sneaky and even say that being there for someone even though you don& #39;t have any additional motivation to do so, when it even makes you uncomfortable - helping them just because they& #39;re a friend and you know it& #39;s right - is the biggest dick move right there
if you have a non-empath friend and they& #39;ve gone out of their way to help you, hang on to them. well. hang on to anyone who does so. but if they& #39;re also no empathy? bonus points. super bonus points and a winning lottery ticket. super bonus points, a winning ticket and a castle
and thus, the word that most people mean when they say "you need empathy to be a good person" is not empathy in itself, it& #39;s compassion - the ability to recognize that the ppl around you have feelings and the knowledge that every one of them has a right to be treated with respect
tl;dr: empathy is a hoax invented by the government to sell live laugh love posters
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