Well I guess a follow up question would be: are there different types of empathy? I know that I am not the most empathetic person in terms of putting myself in other people’s shoes but that’s simply my lack of understanding for their situation even if I can comprehend their emotional states perfectly well. Is empathy tied to sensing ones emotions or is it just the understanding of what someone else is experiencing? If there are multiple types of empathy, can someone have one type but lack another? Is it even empathy that I describe when I talk about sensing others emotions?