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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sarabee1995 · 26-30, FVIP

Honestly, it's something I work on. It does not come naturally to me.

Normally, I'm a bit oblivious and I assume others feel and experience the same way I do. This is, of course, almost never the case.

But when I put on my empathy cap, I'm good. I just need to remember to put in that effort to understand others more often.

Soossie

@sarabee1995

To me, You have always appeared to be understanding and kind …

I absolutely agree with you that we, mostly, see others from our perspective, which is usually wrong .. and I appreciate your honesty on this … 🤗🤗🌹

sarabee1995 · 26-30, FVIP

@Soossie Thank you. I answered this way because some people I know seem "naturally" empathetic. I know that in my case it is something I need to consciously turn on (but I do try to turn it on and work at it often or always).