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The difference between empathy and sympathy and why it's important

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The difference between empathy and sympathy and why it's important
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The difference between empathy and sympathy and why it's important
February 21, 2016 at 7:12 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw

Wasn't sure where to put this. If it doesn't really fit here then mods please feel free to move it.

As someone who's fought depression, I believe this is a crucial viewing for everybody. Sympathy is utterly useless to the person you're being sympathetic towards. It doesn't help them and in many cases it makes them feel even worse because your response is indicative of your lack of understanding of their situation. If you cannot empathize with somebody you're better off keeping it at a "I'm so sorry." Like Dr. Brown says in the video, one of the worst things you could say is a sentence starting with "At least..."

Thoughts? Agree or disagree?
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