Empathy is a fundamental human trait. To a large extent, it’s what makes us human. (Scientists say empathy can be impaired by narcissism or sociopathy). We all know this is important, and we all know we need more of it. Here are six ways we can improve our abilities related to empathy.
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A sincere thank you Aldo Delli Paoli for the thoughtful comments. Very well described and informative. Love your comment that, “Empathy is free from criticism, judgment or evaluation of any kind.” You also make a good point about empathy “not causing the loss of one’s point of view.” Many thanks for these comments.
Very informative and insightful. Article Thank you.
Let me add a thought.
In addition to identifying with the other and deeply understanding their point of view, empathy also finds expression in the ability to maintain one’s point of view, one’s values and one’s emotions during the entire process of emotional attunement. Empathic fusion does not cause the loss of one’s points of reference and one’s feelings in order to be fulfilled; understanding the other is achieved by constantly maintaining awareness of oneself and one’s point of view. Self-control is never lacking and the feelings of the other are understood and shared without replacing your own. Empathy is free from criticism, judgment or evaluation of any kind of the other; the sharing of feelings and emotions takes place in a completely neutral and spontaneous atmosphere, which does not produce any type of moral or regulatory judgment. There is no right and no wrong, no directives are introduced and the focus of attention is exclusively the inner emotional experience. Being empathic means knowing how to share any kind of experience, positive or negative, with another person.