Empathy
A little bit strange if we can feel the others feel, but dunno why, sometimes i can feel what they feel, maybe some people say, it is impossible…but if we have a close relationship or maybe if we have very…very…sensitive heart, we can feel it…yup, like a couple weeks ago, i only listen my friend’s problems and what we’ve been sharing…i feel so sad, yup…maybe if she’s stress, i can be as stress as she feel…hmmm…weirdo huh?just wanna know, have you ever feel the same way,these empathy things huh?
a little bit ’bout empathy :
Empathy (from the Greek εμπάθεια, "to suffer with") is commonly defined as one’s ability to recognize, perceive and directly experientially feel the emotion of another. As the states of mind, beliefs, and desires of others are intertwined with their emotions, one with empathy for another may often be able to more effectively define another’s modes of thought and mood. Empathy is often characterized as the ability to "put oneself into another’s shoes", or experiencing the outlook or emotions of another being within oneself, a sort of emotional resonance.
Contrasting empathy to other phenomena
One must be careful not to confuse empathy with either sympathy, emotional contagion or telepathy. Sympathy is the feeling of compassion for another, the wish to see them better off or happier, often described as "feeling sorry" for someone. Emotional contagion is when a person (especially an infant or a member of a mob) imitatively ‘catches’ the emotions that others are showing without necessarily recognising this is happening. Telepathy is a controversial paranormal phenomenon, whereby emotions or other mental states can be read directly, without needing to infer, or perceive expressive clues about the other person.
Sympathy is, "I’m sorry for your sadness, I wish to help."
Emotional Contagion is, "I feel sad."
Empathy is, "I feel your sadness."
Apathy is, " I don’t care how you feel. "
Telepathy is, "I read your sadness without you expressing it to me in any normal way."
