Empathy and Emotional Intelligence …

Empathy is an important aspect of emotional intelligence … Empathy is the ability to share and understand the feelings of another person ….

Empathy involves putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and see things from their perspective ….

It allows us to connect with others on a deeper level, to feel their pain or joy and respond in a way which is appropriate and helpful …

How empathetic are you??

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JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F

Society is severely lacking in the emotional stability and intelligence realm. I am sometimes overly empathetic and can take on the feelings of others .....I think this is my way of taking some of their burden. I feel that many do not understand this about me and call me emotional and say things like "don't let it get to you" but it should "get to you". The suffering of other humans should make you feel some sort of way.

Soossie

@JaggedLittlePill

This is very very kind … I can somehow relate to that but being overly empathic, has caused me anxiety and mild depression … that’s why we need to be able to control the limit of being empathic to avoid hurting ourselves … I think … 🌹🌹