Acknowledging and feeling pity or sorrow for someone else's situation.

"I understand exactly what you are going through and it is so frustrating."

"I am so sorry you are experiencing that."

I feel your suffering/struggles.

I care about your suffering.

If you can understand somebody's emotions based on sharing similar experiences are you showing:

If you cannot understand somebody's emotions based on sharing similar experiences are you showing:

There was a boy who limps from one end of the street to another street. A man on seeing him realised his difficulty of walking and clears the way for him by removing any sort of obstacles.

On the other hand, a woman on seeing the boy limping chose to accompany him and let him apply some of his weight on her.

Who is sensitive and who is empathetic?

drives disconnection

"At least" is used in responses. Example, if your friend's parents are getting a divorce, you respond with, "At least you have parents."

You are not in the "hole" with the person.

Tries to make someone feel better

Shows concern for others

fuels connection

feeling WITH someone

You need to connect to something within yourself in order to connect with their emotion

Get in the "hole" with them and say, "I'm glad you told me."

Includes taking the perspective of the other person

Tries to "silver line" the problem

Both empathy and sympathy are positive actions.

She felt ________ for the grieving widow because she had lost her own husband the year before.

Knowing how difficult it must be, Janice felt great _______ for Joe during his chemotherapy.

Having also faced serious financial troubles, Caroline had __________ for Donny over his money woes.

I don't have any ___________ for you since you chose not to study for your upcoming test.

I would like to extend my sincere ________ to you and your family. I know that you will miss your grandmother a lot, but I know that her memory will live with you for many years to come.

Because her parents immigrated to the United States to give her a better life, Maria has _______ for immigrants.

No one had much ________ for Kristen when she got fired because she was such a difficult person to work with.

I have _______ for your problem. I've been there.

During the trial, the mother of the victim astonished everyone by expressing ________ for the family of her son's attacker.

I feel bad for you.

In 2020, reading The Diary of Anne Frank, most people are better at feeling ____________ for what Anne and her family endured. (They have the opportunity to try to step into Anne's shoes)

Because we all experience things differently, we are not capable of truly saying, "I know what you are going through." Instead, we should try to listen and understand the individual's experience.

What makes it hard to truly feel someone else's emotions?

I pity someone else because of their situation.