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When is empathy a bad thing?

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SW-User
When dealing with mentally unstable people...
Fernie · F
@SW-User you can't have empathy for them?
SW-User
@Fernie you can, but it can also get you caught in their delusions...so you have to tread quite carefully and have some level of expertise...
Fernie · F
@SW-User empathy is simply the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. How can you get caught up in someone's delusions by being empathetic...it's not an action