pseudinymous:

dandelion-lies:

quantum-jump:

thesylverlining:

I wish more people got this because some ‘low-empathy’ people are the most compassionate and sympathetic in the universe, and I hate it when that’s taken to mean ‘unfeeling and probably hostile’ when nothing could be further from the truth

Or, as my dad put it,

Sympathy: I know how you feel
Empathy: I feel how you feel
Compassion: is there anything I can do to help?

Sympathy: that sucks bro
empathy: I feel that
compassion: want me to send you some puppy and kitten pictures to make you feel better?

I was literally thinking about this earlier today, and I was going to post about it. I have very low empathy, it only really triggers properly once every five years or so, and only because I have literally been in the situation that I’m watching unfold.

I use sympathy a lot to support people, because I prefer that those close to me are supported and happy.