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What is empathy?

How can I develop empathy?
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Reject · 31-35, M
It starts with yourself. Learning how to understanding your own personal emotions and thoughts. The more you do this, the greater the depth you go, the more capacity you develop to see that in others as well. You can only meet people as deeply as you’ve met yourself.

Many believe they have empathy when it’s actually only sympathy or pity. Empathy is sharing another’s feelings. You can’t share anything you haven’t realized completely on your own. So again, start with you. Then rest will follow.