Are you Sympathetic or Empathetic?
By Wismay
@Wismay (2037)
India
August 16, 2009 12:07pm CST
Most of the time when we listen to somebody we react. Everyone react in a different way as everyone has a different level of listening and understanding.
Most people express sympathy and express their feelings and loyalty.
Empathy is similar to sympathy but there is a small difference. Empathy is all about entering into the shoes of another person.
Empathy is more involving and trying to find a solution, where as sympathy is feeling for that person and consoling or being with them.
So Are you sympathetic or empathetic?
Share a bit of your experiences!
2 responses
@yugasini (12892)
• Secunderabad, India
17 Aug 09
hi wismay,
i know the meaning of empathetic,to help in some way after listening to the other,now we are doing the same to some time nor doing some time,have a nice day
@Raymond1342 (89)
• Canada
16 Aug 09
I'm empathetic
Every time there is a problem someone has, I always think about how that would make me feel if it happened to me and what I would want to happen if it did. That's why I don't like to hurt people because I know that I wouldn't like people to hurt me LOL
