What's the difference between empathy and sympathy?
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Empathy is the ability to understand another person feelings and experiences etc.\nSympathy means the feeling of being sorry for someone.
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There are ups and downs for both. \n\nIf you work for a man they tend to believe dumb stories when you want to get out of things. But they don't seem to have as much compassion for workers who are having problems at home.\n\nIf you work for a woman they think about what you are telling them and remember past events and put 2 and 2 together fast and see thru workers BS fast. But women seem to have more compassion for troubled home lives and try to help and understand.\n\nThat's just my opinion.
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If someone comes to you with a problem or someone shares something joyous with you and you walk away feeling that the problem or joy was your own... you're empathic.  Empathic people usually tend to get easily stressed out because of all the emotion transference.  Check out also if crowds sap your energy.
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A guilty conscience is when we do something that we know we shouldn't, and is wrong, and we keep thinking about what we have done without getting a moments peace...our thoughts are focused on this one thing constantly being reminded, and we worry about consequence.\n\nNo conscience is when we have no concern for others, or ourselves, and even if we do a wrong we feel no responsibility for it or for others, we feel no remorse, basically the idea of doing something wrong does not register in our minds, as being wrong,  and we care nothing about consequence.
1005140
overwhelming feelings sounds like empathy to others' emotions\n\nin this case learning how to put up energy shields would block out any emotions that aren't yours\n\nand anxiety I think would also vanish
259555
I think there is a difference between 'feelings' and 'senses.' I am not sure if they feel happy or sad feelings...but they do sense pain and they do panic.
337371
whew, those two don't always go together. To be a great human being is to have compassion for all things. To make things easy is not to care. May the force be with you.
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I think the biggest difference is the mindset of the listener.  A critical listener tends to think of the things the speaker should have done differently.  An empathic listener is trying to understand things from the speaker's point of view.
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Empathy, someone who could understand your feelings.
797385
cause others arent as compassionate
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it's supposed to be ask A question, not two dozen of them, lol. are you a philosophy major? ;) (if not, you might consider it....)\n\npersonally i like to believe that people innately have a sense of right and wrong, that we naturally are inclined to assume the best in others rather than go around killing and maiming. not sure that's the case, though. is it our first instinct to step on a spider? or only after we've been stung or bitten or harmed?\n\npart of me thinks that being mean is taught by other people, so maybe these two would be child-like in their curiosity and interest and willingness to assume the best in one another. or, maybe they'd be so used to fending for themselves that the self-interest gene would kick into high gear. certainly they'd be leery of another person.\n\nif morality requires empathy, and empathy is the ability to imagine yourself in the situation of others, then before they meet they aren't immoral, exactly, but rather amoral -- there's no need to know right and wrong, since there are no other people to be affected by their actions. in fact, it's hard to imagine even having a concept of yourself until there's another person to see yourself as being distinct from.\n\nin reality human contact in the earliest weeks after birth seems to be essential for moral development. children with reactive attachment disorder (from neglect or abuse or lack of nurturing) as an infant are the ones who grow up to be sociopaths, with absolutely zero regard for other people.\n\nfun stuff!
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A politically correct person sees the differences in people, and rushes in to 'save' the 'poor, misunderstood, and needy' different entity.\n\nA realist sees the differences and just doesn't see them as important.\n\nA racist sees the differences between people and magnifies his own self-worth based on those differences, because he/she has a deep-seated need to improve his/her own bad self-image.\n\nA bit over-simplistic maybe, but essentially accurate.
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I'm empathic as well.  There maybe be people out there who say you need to have a 'test' or to be 'taught' but really, if you are you are.  Its more than just knowing someone is sad or happy, its about actually being touched by the emotions yourself.  To feel the same emotion welling inside you without them telling you what they are thinking or feeling.  You don't need a test for this.  You feel what you feel. \n\nYou don't need to be taught to do this, but if it is overwhelming for you then it might be a good idea to find someone else who is empathic to talk to about it.  They might be able to give you tips on not being overwhelmed but there is no school or 'training' required.  \n\nEnjoy your gift.
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they are both sad yes...none more so than the other.\n\nAlthough...if i HAD to pick...I'd say the PERSON doing the controlling as they are knowingly doing emotional harm to another human being...taking advantage if you will.\n\nA PERSON that controls another person thinks too highly of themselves and has major issues that need to be addressed and a false sense of self esteem.\n\nAnd the PERSON being controlled is often lacking any self-esteem and the ability to make choices that benefit themselves...and needs help to understand their true selfworth.\n\nYep...pretty even there, but I definitely think the controlling person is worse..\n\n(side note...your question is fair..but some of us find the words sissy and ''soft little pansies' used to describe people just a LITTLE offensive..... :)
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The difference is summed up in a single word: INTENT... if you intend on causing the death of someone (outside the Laws of Armed Conflict such as in a war) that is murder.  If a hammer slipped out of your hand while working on a roof and hit someone in the head and they died (assuming this was not your intention) that is not murder.
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Emotional pain is worse, except in extreme conditions.  Most physical pain is curable or can be made bearable. Emotional pain is of indeterminable duration and there are no pills for it.
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I believe it is a little of both. I have met some who have no compassion, but when you see their family members most of them tend not to have any either...Nicky