Empathy

[Axeman52]

Sorry, I wasn't finished. The site interface on my phone lost the words.

Anyway, I happened to take an 'empathy test' this morning. Guess what? I scored 7 points out of a possible 80.

That doesn't mean I don't feel compassion. I cry for people. I can get incredibly hurt. I can feel compassion for those who suffer... I'm human.

I just have a really hard time trying to actually put myself in the shoes of someone else. I can't stand listening to people's problems - it drains me after 5 minutes. I avoid those conversations - empathy does not come naturally.

I believe I scored 5 on a similar test. I also have a lot of compassion for people, and I mean A LOT, but I just don't know how to show people that I care as much as I do, and I think people would find it creepy if I was able to show it, because I think I would be a little bit too intense.

I get drained by hearing about people's problems, for that reason. I usually end up getting annoyed with them - It's like the thing that crosses my mind is "why are you sharing your pain with me when it has got nothing to do with me?", like I can't help but feel annoyed with people for making me feel bad for them. Unless whatever it is that is causing them pain has something to do with me, or I feel like I am in some way responsible for it or responsible for the person who has the problem.

 

[KassieMac]

Sorry, I wasn't finished. The site interface on my phone lost the words.

As an aside, are you using the iPhone app? I've had similar issues … like when I'm writing a post the last two lines disappear, and when I try to scroll down to them it's too easy to tap 'Post' by accident. I've been just opening the site in Safari (the browser) instead, it seems to work better for me.

Hope this helps.

 

[islandria]

As an aside, are you using the iPhone app? I've had similar issues … like when I'm writing a post the last two lines disappear, and when I try to scroll down to them it's too easy to tap 'Post' by accident. I've been just opening the site in Safari (the browser) instead, it seems to work better for me.

Hope this helps.

Nope I can't find a simple way to get my app to allow comments.

I'm using the site via google. During a post the scrolling window freezes if I move it the wrong way among other things - oh well.

 

[Nanda]

Sorry, I wasn't finished. The site interface on my phone lost the words.

Anyway, I happened to take an 'empathy test' this morning. Guess what? I scored 7 points out of a possible 80.

That doesn't mean I don't feel compassion. I cry for people. I can get incredibly hurt. I can feel compassion for those who suffer... I'm human.

I just have a really hard time trying to actually put myself in the shoes of someone else. I can't stand listening to people's problems - it drains me after 5 minutes. I avoid those conversations - empathy does not come naturally.

Thank you, i understand what you mean.