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Okay, I'd like to know, in as simple of terms as possible, what is empathy?
Is it a feeling? How do you know you're feeling empathy and not something else? What do you typically do when you feel it? Could you provide an example? Please and thank you. |
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Hey @theoretical I thought this was a really good way of describing empathy.
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I am a huge fan of shame and empathy researcher Brenee Brown's definition and thinking on all this stuff:
"Rarely does a response make something better. What makes something better is connection." The 4 Key Steps To Showing Empathy According To Brown 1. Perspective taking--putting yourself in someone else's shoes. 2. Staying out of judgement and listening. 3. Recognizing emotion in another person that you have maybe felt before. 4. Communicating that you can recognize that emotion. At the end of the day, empathy is connection with another human being. It is being willing to "sit in it" with another person, even when you don't have all the answers. __________________ When I was a kid, my parents moved a lot, but I always found them--Rodney Dangerfield |
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I do think I made a connection with someone, though, so I'm starting to wonder if it's possible. |
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My simple understanding is that empathy is the ability to be able to feel another's feelings.
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Have you ever seen Bambi?
When I was two, my mom took me to see the movie. There was a scene where a hunter kills Bambi’s mother (sorry for the spoiler). I freaked out and was screaming, “Run, Bambi!” I was inconsolable when she got shot and he was crying because he lost his mother. It was quite traumatic for a two year old to handle. I felt the emotions Bambi was feeling. That is empathy. No one taught me as I was only two. I simply had empathy. __________________ "And don't say it hasn't been a little slice of heaven, 'cause it hasn't!" . About Me--T |
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I have seen Bambi, though I don't remember watching it.
I've cried over characters dying in films. I'm not really sure what to make of it. Maybe it's simply because fictional stories are highly exaggerated and designed with the specific purpose of arousing emotion. Also, there's no external distraction. I often used this as evidence that I was normal, because I can cry so easily over stupid stuff like the death of a comic book character. But I can also watch really horrendous films minutes before going to bed and sleep like a baby. I don't think that's normal. Last edited by FooZe; Jan 29, 2020 at 05:22 PM.. Reason: Administrative edit to bring within guidelines |
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Interesting question and answers. I also watched Bambi when I was little and was inconsolable. Black Beauty was another..
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