What comes to mind when hearing the term Empathy?

Question

What comes to mind when hearing the term Empathy?

Answer 1

The ability to feel what another is feeling without pity or judgement.

Answer 2

understanding someone's feelings but not taking any action.  

Answer 3

An old Star Trek episode called the empath. That person could feel what others were feeling around them. And could take away their pain.

Answer 4

Sadness for those unfeeling

Answer 5

looking at something from someone elses perspective.

Answer 6

That sympathy is common and easy, empathy is rare and difficult. Substitute WITH for  "For".  I feel it WITH you and mean it.

Answer 7

A feeling in my heart for someones pain and sorrow.

Sympathy and understanding of what another is going through.

Caring and acting upon someones sadness or bad situation.

DeeJay.

Answer 8

Feeling what you feel at the same time you feel it.

Answer 9

Real genuine compassion. I think empathy comes with experience from our own troubles.

Answer 10

Empathy involves our feeling another person's pain in our heart.

Answer 11

To put yourself in ones's place and feel what they are feeling and going through at the time.  I think of pausing my own life in order to help them if they need my help.

Answer 12

to me it means " i feel for you "

  take care .d.

Answer 13

Having a little compassion for what the other person may be going through, even thou you may not understand it you will give undying support. Give an ear to listen to, and try to be understanding in any way that you can. Unless you are in their situation, you will never fully comprehend, and unless you walk a mile in their shoes, you do not have the right to judge or ridicule. Be patient and understanding, and let them rant and rave and cry and have a pity party if they want. Be a friend and a shoulder to cry on. Just be there for support. Friend or relatives take note. Some day you may be in the same situation, and it will hit you like  De Ja Vu!!!!

Answer 14

To be able to feel the emotions of someone else, regardless of what the reason is. It's impossible to feel empathy unless you have experienced what the other person is experiencing.

Sympathy is something else. It is the ability to TRY to feel what the other person is experiencing. Sympathy is when you truly try to imagine what the other person must be going through.

Answer 15

Hey, I feel for you but am glad it is not my problem.

Or Geez, I know this guy. Cant believe this happened to him. Guess I'll go talk to him. Or...

I went through the same thing man. You'll get there and heres how you can make it better. Or...

the least compassionate empathy is " Man, it must suck to be you."

Answer 16

Understanding what a person is feeling or experiencing because you have experienced or felt something similar.

Answer 17

commiseration: a compassion for someone else's misfortune

Answer 18

Walking a mile in the other person's shoes. When I've walked that mile I'm not going back to return his shoes though lol

Answer 19

Nothing.... The word is wrong.  The two things I can not do for anybody is - think and feel.  I'll try and imaging what is going on... but can't take over you feeling(s)

Peace.

Answer 20

Being able to understand what another person is feeling and to put yourself in their position.

Not of lot of it going around these days.