ChrisL 2 #26 May 31, 2006 Quote Empathy Is something you lesrn. No, its not. You either have it or you dont.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #27 May 31, 2006 QuoteQuote Empathy Is something you lesrn. No, its not. You either have it or you dont. You may feel empathy for the situation, doesn't mean you will know what to say. I stick my foot in my mouth constantly when it comes to situations I'm not comfortable with. So I just get aggressive and in a shitty mood. I work through it my way. Always have, always will. Been in many a situation where I had no one to lean on, no one to understand my grief or loss. So I deal with those feelings in my own way. Sometimes the way I deal with it, isn't the most socially acceptable. Everything I'm feeling and going through right now is "internet based" so no one in my immediate family or friends circle understands. So I'm dealing with it in my own way. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #28 May 31, 2006 Just a general comment...make sure you aren't confusing sympath with empathy. I know I get the two mixed up a lot. From www.m-w.com: Main Entry: sym·pa·thy Pronunciation: 'sim-p&-thE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -thies Etymology: Latin sympathia, from Greek sympatheia, from sympathEs having common feelings, sympathetic, from syn- + pathos feelings, emotion, experience -- more at PATHOS 1 a : an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other b : mutual or parallel susceptibility or a condition brought about by it c : unity or harmony in action or effect 2 a : inclination to think or feel alike : emotional or intellectual accord b : feeling of loyalty : tendency to favor or support 3 a : the act or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings or interests of another b : the feeling or mental state brought about by such sensitivity 4 : the correlation existing between bodies capable of communicating their vibrational energy to one another through some medium Main Entry: em·pa·thy Pronunciation: 'em-p&-thE Function: noun Etymology: Greek empatheia, literally, passion, from empathEs emotional, from em- + pathos feelings, emotion -- more at PATHOS 1 : the imaginative projection of a subjective state into an object so that the object appears to be infused with it 2 : the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner; also : the capacity for this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
