Empathy V Sympathy:
I'm here today to explain what the difference is between Empathy and Sympathy. From my point of view, these two are very different.
What is Empathy you ask? Empathy is understanding. For instance, if I were to fall and badly hurt myself, someone might walk up to me and ask, “are you alright? I know exactly how you feel.” That’s what empathy is. This means the other person understands exactly what you’re going through, because they have experienced it before. Also, empathy does not always mean getting physically hurt, you can even be mentally hurt. It’s always good to talk about it.
Sympathy, well sympathy is quite hard to explain. Sympathy is very opposite to Empathy. For example, I fall and hurts myself, then someone walks up to me and starts feeling sorry for me. This means they don’t understand how I feel, because they haven’t been through it before.
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