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What is Empathy?
It’s a superpower, you agree right?
But what does it mean?
Empathy is the ability to understand another person’s thoughts & feelings from their point of view.
Did you know there are 3 types of Empathy?
Which one is yours?
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It’s a superpower, you agree right?
But what does it mean?
Empathy is the ability to understand another person’s thoughts & feelings from their point of view.
Did you know there are 3 types of Empathy?
Which one is yours?
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A Mini Thread //
Hold on. Isn’t Sympathy the same as Empathy?
Well no, it’s not.
Sympathy is seeing, from a physical & emotional distance that someone’s shoes are hurting.
Empathy is putting yourself in the other’s shoes, walking in them & feeling their pain.
What are the 3 types of Empathy?
Well no, it’s not.
Sympathy is seeing, from a physical & emotional distance that someone’s shoes are hurting.
Empathy is putting yourself in the other’s shoes, walking in them & feeling their pain.
What are the 3 types of Empathy?
1. Cognitive:
Knowing how the other person feels and what they could be thinking. Also known as perspective-taking.
Knowing how the other person feels and what they could be thinking. Also known as perspective-taking.
2. Emotional:
When you physically feel with the other person, as if their emotions were transferred to you.
When you physically feel with the other person, as if their emotions were transferred to you.
3. Compassionate:
This type of empathy helps you understand a person’s situation and feel on their level, also moving you to help, if necessary.
Which type of Empathy do you practice on a regular basis?
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This type of empathy helps you understand a person’s situation and feel on their level, also moving you to help, if necessary.
Which type of Empathy do you practice on a regular basis?
If you liked this mini thread, please RT the first tweet.
