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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Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

My emotional intelligence is very high and my empathy is strong, it's a trait I'm proud of as most can only sympathize (feel sorry for others, be sad about their pain) while empathy means understanding someone in any given situation and feeling.

However. I have had to learn that setting boundaries doesn't mean I am less empathic, they are not inclusive.

Soossie

@Queendragonfly

Yes, exactly … I couldn’t say it any better … 🙏🤗🌹

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

@Soossie I also think high EQ makes it easy to enjoy meeting new people too. I'm intrigued to hear about others and connect. I think it must be hard to do so if you don't understand others. I don't need people to be like me to understand their person. It gives me a big playground so to speak.