Differences between sympathy and empathy

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  Sympathy and empathy plays an important role in our daily lives. We all need them sometimes. Cause sometimes we just need to talk it out to people when we are feeling low .

So what is empathy ?

Empathy is feeling for that person and understanding their situation while sympathy is feeling sorry for the person.



What are the examples of empathy ? 
 
1. " It must have been very hard for you to go through all this ".
2. " I would feel the same way too if I was in your position ". 
3. " I understand how you feel " .

Now we move on to the next question. 


Why is empathy so important ? 


Empathy is important and crucial because it makes people feel like they are being heard  and not being judged . In addition to that , empathy  makes people feel like they are being understood and validated.


So next time if someone comes to you with their problems , use empathy. 



Written by ,

Jocelyn.









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