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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts) Fri Mar 2, 2018, 06:33 PM Mar 2018

Empathy Re-Visited: 5 Things That Empathy Is NOT

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Empathy seems like a very basic concept which comes naturally to many people, but the way we express it towards others is often flawed. It’s a skill which needs to be taught and fostered, even if some degree of it is already within us.
Here are 5 common mistakes that people make when trying to empathize:

5. Using Religion to invalidate their feelings

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Empathy Re-Visited: 5 Things That Empathy Is NOT (Original Post) guillaumeb Mar 2018 OP

This post was inspired by a comment in another thread guillaumeb Mar 2018 #1

guillaumeb

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1. This post was inspired by a comment in another thread

Reply to guillaumeb (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 06:40 PM

Mar 2018

about the critical importance of empathy.

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