What is empathy to me? by Tim Gallagher

user_1412717505 — 2023-11-11 14:23:24 UTC

Definition of Empathy: Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. It's like stepping into someone else's shoes and feeling what they feel.
Types of Empathy: There are two main types of empathy: cognitive and emotional. Cognitive empathy is understanding someone's feelings and why they have them. Emotional empathy is sharing the feelings that someone else is experiencing.
Importance of Empathy: Empathy is important because it helps us connect with others. It makes us kinder and more understanding. It can help stop fights and make friends. It can even make us better at our jobs one day.
Developing Empathy: We can grow our empathy by listening to others, imagining how they feel, and caring about their feelings. It's like a muscle - the more we use it, the stronger it gets.
Empathy in Action: When we see someone who is sad, we can use empathy to understand their feelings. We can offer kind words, a listening ear, or a helping hand. This is empathy in action.

Remember, empathy is not just feeling bad for someone. It's understanding their feelings and caring about them. It's a big part of being a good friend and a kind person.

2023-11-11 15:00:10 UTC

Empathy to me is also listening to a student who is mad, joyful, frustrated, or any emotion they are sharing with me, and me telling them, "I too have been in middle school, and I know how it feels to feel this way."

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2023-11-11 15:33:47 UTC

Empathy is the ability to love and understand oneself and the whole world!

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2023-11-13 13:43:28 UTC

The ability to recognize and understand others emotions. Not an agreement of those emotions, but understanding others feel a certain way.

Empathy killian

2023-11-13 13:47:40 UTC

The ability to understand someone else's life and how they feel and what there going through and support them and also make sure there ok.

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2023-11-13 13:50:12 UTC

Empathy to me is when someone knows what you're going through and they help you with dealing with it. Dalton W.

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2023-11-13 13:50:15 UTC

Empathy is being able to understand someone's feelings and why they have them, while being able to relate and share the feeling to understand the person. When showing empathy we can offer kind words, listen, and help them. Empathy isn't just feeling bad for someone and trying to make them feel better, its about understanding their emotions and caring about them.

Jasmine Y.

What is Empathy?

gnarpy — 2023-11-13 13:51:35 UTC

Empathy is the understanding of one's emotions. Essentially, it is putting yourself in someone else's position and feeling what they are feeling. Empathy means that when you see another person suffering, such as after they've lost a loved one, you are able to envision yourself going through that same experience instantly and feel what they are going through.

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Azalynn.R

2023-11-13 13:52:16 UTC

Empathy to me is when I see a friend who is upset and I use things that I have had happen that are very similar to their problems to understand where they are coming from. I use kind words and actions by letting them vent about their problems, giving them hugs if needed, and letting them know they are not alone. I'm always willing to hear a friend out and let them talk to me, So they are not sinking into their problems and feel like they are alone when you have something that is making you feel a type of way whether it be good or bad you would probably like someone to tell or talk to about the situation and it always good to have a friend that will let you vent.

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2023-11-13 13:52:52 UTC

I believe that empathy is caring. Knowing what that person has gone through. Going back to a time where you felt that emotion and sitting there with them just feeling. Telling them about my experiences when feeling that way. One time I had a very close friend of mine feel very upset and I could relate to that feeling. I told them about my experience with this. They felt relieved that I knew how they felt.-Camila M.

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2023-11-13 13:53:41 UTC

Empathy to me is to understand what someone is feeling or going through. Say that one of your friend's family members passed away. A way to show them that you care is to talk to them about it. It could also show them that you understand the situation that they are going through. Alexia C.

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2023-11-13 13:54:34 UTC

Empathy to me is being there for someone who really needs it. It is really important because you can connect with people by using empathy. Someone might need you and your there for them and you don't know what to say, you don't always have to have a response you can always just be there for them.

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Rylie Hensley

2023-11-13 13:54:35 UTC

When my grandpa died this past summer I noticed some people showing me empathy. People would talk to me about it and share their stories about something related. I am very thankful that I had people to talk to who showed empathy towards me.

What is empathy by Bentley W.

bwebb181 — 2023-11-13 13:54:36 UTC

What is empathy you ask is listening to anyone if they are Frustrated or Happy, Angry, Sad or any emotion and feel the connection between people.

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2023-11-13 13:55:08 UTC

Empathy is the ability to see someone's situation and understand them and be there for them. You can use empathy to understand someone's feelings and you can offer kind words for them. Empathy is important so you connect with others it can make you more understanding and kinder. Avien.c

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2023-11-13 13:57:17 UTC

Empathy is sharing your feelings with others and what they're going through. When you feel empathy it means that you are putting yourself in their place and what they're going through, you can use empathy by listening to their struggles and making sure that they are okay. Empathy is not just feeling bad for someone. It is connected with them. Destiny S

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2023-11-13 13:57:48 UTC

Empathy to me is when someone is hurting or sad inside in some type of way and you show to that person that you care and you know how it feels. Also something empathy is not is making someone feel better by just comforting them when they are feeling stuck with empathy you need to make them feel like you know how they feel. Understanding a person's feelings is a big part of empathy.

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2023-11-13 13:57:56 UTC

Empathy to me is important because it helps us connect with others. Empathy can help us be more kind and it can help us understand. When showing empathy we can use kind words and listen.

Hailey C.

Empathy: Ben Duncan

2023-11-13 14:03:42 UTC

Empathy to me is to understand what someone is feeling and connect with them from your own experiences so you can help them get through their experience.

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2023-11-13 14:07:46 UTC

The ability to understand someone else emotions and how they feel and help them get through it.

Trystan W.

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pmendez923 — 2023-11-13 14:11:07 UTC

Empathy is to understand people and let them know you have felt what they are going through. Empathy is different from sympathy

Empathy helps people through dark times when they are alone. Empathy shows them they are not alone and there are others who can help them get through tough times.

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afink513 — 2023-11-13 17:09:36 UTC

Empathy to me is where you understand someones problem and have some kind of relationship to it. It is also were you help them with the problem and not put something in there face like food to avoid the problem, And not judging them and understanding them would be showing empathy

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jlao618 — 2023-11-13 17:10:41 UTC

Empathy is where you can connect or share with someone's feelings. Empathy is the ability to connect to their feelings. Empathy is the best skillset to need to have It will lighten up everyone's life.

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greid913 — 2023-11-13 17:12:20 UTC

Empathy is when you understand someone else hurt and what they are going through and how you can relate to them.

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fxiong242 — 2023-11-13 17:12:49 UTC

Empathy to me is when someone know's how I feel and how to comfort me. Empathy is someone who understands someone else's feeling and tries to find a connection to the way they are feeling.

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mduckworth439 — 2023-11-13 17:15:21 UTC

Empathy is where you share your feelings with someone and have a relationship with it and help them with there problem and don't get involved in there problem but help them.

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dmckinney379 — 2023-11-13 17:15:42 UTC

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another's. Empathy is the ability to connect to people's feelings. Empathy is the best skill set in reading and it will help lighten everybody. dirtbikes matter

What is empathy?

lrivera918 — 2023-11-13 17:16:28 UTC

Empathy means to me that you are able to understand people. How they are feeling and why they feel that way. Empathy is being able to help others and help them with their feelings. Empathy is a good thing to have and you are able to talk to people in a better way.

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jortizvelasquez817_ — 2023-11-13 17:17:16 UTC

Empathy to me is when someone understands what I am going through. are types of empathy there are two types cognitive empathy and emotional empathy.

Brooklyn

2023-11-13 17:18:01 UTC

Empathy is when you feel what someone is going through. You have to be kind and you have to listen to them. You have to try to connect even if it is hard.

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tlaibwij396_ — 2023-11-13 17:18:23 UTC

Empathy to me is helping other students who are in need, Helping other students who are in need, like those who are mad, frustrated, or emotional.

ivey

2023-11-13 17:18:51 UTC

Empathy to me is the act of people putting yourself in their shoes and seeing what helped you and try it out on them to see if it helps them that way y'all feel the same way and giving them ideas on how to cope with their problem.

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2023-11-13 17:19:00 UTC

Empathy to me is understanding someones emotions or feeling and connecting with them from your experience.

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sxiong393 — 2023-11-13 17:21:03 UTC

Empathy to me is knowing how other people are feeling, joyful, frustrated, and other emotions you feel. Let them know you felt how they felt before, and that you've been in their shoes.

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cugalde731_ — 2023-11-13 17:28:12 UTC

Empathy is being there for someone when they are down. One way to help them is sitting down and communicating to them and telling them what's wrong.

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mbrown439 — 2023-11-13 18:53:28 UTC

Empathy to me is when someone is dealing with something and you say, Hey I've been there too. You understand what they're dealing with. It's when you make a connection with feelings.

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nthomas133 — 2023-11-13 18:53:40 UTC

Empathy is when you feel what someone else is going through. When you show empathy towards somebody you are not just talking to them. You are feeling what they are going through. And you help them through it. To show empathy you need to be kind and understanding no matter who it is. -Noah T

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kmorrison392_ — 2023-11-13 18:54:25 UTC

To me empathy is when you can relate to a person. Not just by feeling, but by anything. If a person is going through something it is best to make sure they are okay in any way, you can talk to them or just use a show of actions. This can go a long way and truly show just how much empathy means to a person. -Kenny m.

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swatson613 — 2023-11-13 18:54:27 UTC

Empathy is when someone is upset for whatever reason and you say something like "I know how you feel" or you say nothing at all. It shows that you understand what they are feeling and it shows the upset person that you understand what they're going through.

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rparker618_ — 2023-11-13 18:54:46 UTC

Empathy to me is listening to someone share their feelings about something that I have also went through, and understanding why they feel the way that they do and telling them that you understand and you now how it feels to be in that situation and has felt the way that they feel. Ryan P

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kmetcalf575 — 2023-11-13 18:55:02 UTC

Empathy to me is listening to somebody who is telling me something that they could be going through and understanding what they are saying. For example-someone says someone in their family dies I would say I understand what you are going through and I have experienced loss in my family before.

Kealan M.

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wcooper745_ — 2023-11-13 18:55:19 UTC

Empathy to me is being able to understand someones problem or feeling and reconizing you've been in that situation before and feel for them.Your able to feel for the person because its happened to you even if it's sad or happy.

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nhoyle281 — 2023-11-13 18:55:37 UTC

Empathy is understanding other people's feelings towards a different subject or situation. After you take a moment to understand how the other person is feeling, you can let the person know that you understand how they are feeling and maybe how you would approach the issue if it had happened to you.

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chubbard891 — 2023-11-13 18:55:41 UTC

Empathy to me is where you can understand one's problems and struggles. No matter how they feel and still being able to connect with them and have a good response. A good empathetic response is one that connects with the person you are talking to. You are able to connect with them because you have been through there experience before.

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kmcloud746 — 2023-11-13 18:55:47 UTC

Empathy to me is the strong emotional connection you have with someone due to being in the moment yourself. Empathy is understanding how someone feels because you have gone through the experience. When you show empathy to someone, you are expressing or showing that you have had the same experience and you try to cheer someone up due to the problem at hand.

-Kaylie M.

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cyang958 — 2023-11-13 18:56:11 UTC

Empathy for me is when you can understand how someone else is feeling and really connect to them. When someone comes up to say that they are very angry that they were not accepted doing something I can feel them because I have been in that situation. You can really relate on their emotions and express it with them.

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erefour766 — 2023-11-13 18:56:31 UTC

Empathy to me is understanding someone when they may be going through something that they need help with and them having enough trust in you to help them with that situation they may be struggling with.

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awright279 — 2023-11-13 18:56:36 UTC

I would define empathy as understanding how a person feels because you have felt that way before. Empathy helps you under a person and helps effectively communicate with that person. Empathy shows that you listen to this person and care about this person.

What is empathy to me?

mhudson773 — 2023-11-13 18:57:00 UTC

Empathy to me is showing someone that you understand what they feel and are going through. Empathy can be very important to someone because it makes them feel that they are not alone in their situation and also can lift them up.

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axiong342 — 2023-11-13 18:58:08 UTC

Empathy to me is the understanding of someones feelings or emotions and how it has happened in my own life. Empathy helps understand what other people are going through and how you can connect to their problem. Relating to their problems can help them a lot and make them feel less alone.

hkim455 — 2023-11-13 18:58:16 UTC

To understand someone's feelings and what they could be going through is empathy. When you are feeling empathy for someone, you are listening to them while trying to connect through their feelings with yours. Empathy helps you understand and connect with one another, as well as caring for each other's feelings. Haram K

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nmakby528_ — 2023-11-13 18:58:29 UTC

Empathy is when you are able to feel and understand somebody else's feelings and emotions, and empathy is also when somebody can relate to another person about a situation that they're in, and how they're feeling in the situation.

What is empathy?

ncrowe911 — 2023-11-13 18:58:36 UTC

To me, empathy is when you can feel similar to how someone feels because of your own experiences. Empathy is a crucial quality because it makes you easier to talk to and shows you care about whomever you're talking to. I believe that showing people you are empathetic toward them helps you develop relationships and connect with others. A response is not always what is needed when a person needs to talk, you just need to be there for them and show empathy.

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abriggs143 — 2023-11-13 18:58:50 UTC

Empathy is the ability to listen to others and hear out their emotions and understand how they are feeling. Empathy is putting oneself into others shoes and giving how you can relate to their situation and feelings and sharing that you care.

-Ayla B.

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zwalton325 — 2023-11-13 18:59:53 UTC

Empathy to me is knowing what someone is going through and relating to it in some way. You look inside of you to find when you felt that way and how you dealt with it. When you are empathetic towards someone you realize you felt how they felt and try to help them cope with it or make them feel better. Empathy rarely ever starts with a response or with an at least. - Zayne W.

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ebraswell576 — 2023-11-13 18:59:59 UTC

Empathy to me is seeing how someone is feeling and or what they are going through and responding by thinking back on past experiences and knowing how that person or people feel because I may have felt that way before in the past and I understand why they are feeling that way.

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eward312 — 2023-11-13 19:00:47 UTC

Empathy to me is listening to someone who is feeling an emotion and being able to relate their story to something that has happened to you and saying stuff like "I know how you feel" or "I've been there too" or "Shake and Bake."

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ialdridge173_ — 2023-11-13 19:01:10 UTC

To me, Empathy is understanding and trying to put yourself in someone else shoes to better understand what that person is going through and why. It shows as a person that you are trying to be there and understand what that person may be going through. Empathy is a way to make a connection with someone and show that you are truly there for them and that you know what they're going through, you are not pushing them to the side but instead being there. In hard times empathy is really what a person needs more than anything.

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2023-11-21 18:32:06 UTC

In my eyes, empathy is when you can feel how another person is feeling. When I have empathy for someone I am understanding what they are thinking or feeling and offering my advice or help. I appreciate when others have empathy towards me because it can really help a person when they feel like no one is going to understand what is happening to them. Marissa W

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mkennedy141_ — 2023-11-21 18:34:14 UTC

Empathy to me is being able to understand and relate to how someone is feeling. Empathy will let you understand more about what someone is going through because maybe something similar happened to yourself. Being able to relate to a person's situation can really help them because they realize someone has gone through the same thing. Madden K

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2023-11-21 18:34:31 UTC

What is empathy:Empathy is understanding or feeling bad for those who are going through something or are less fortunate empathy is being able to understand a persons problem by having been in that situation yourself-Kameron .O

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2023-11-21 18:35:00 UTC

To me, empathy is understanding that we all have our ups and downs. And that not only should we be here for each other when we are at our lowest but we should also be there to cheer on when we are at our highest. I think empathy is a way to feel connected and to grow stronger bonds. With empathy, we can relate and share similar things we are going through, and a beautiful bond and connection can come out of it.

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ismith269 — 2023-11-21 18:41:17 UTC

Empathy is when you understand how someone else is feeling though your own experiences and it helps you understand what people are going though better so you can comfort them more and let them know they are not alone.