ickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · 1 month agoI'm not crying, you're cryinglemmy.worldimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1820arrow-down126
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minus-squareSonicdemon86@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 month agoSounds like you need a new therapist as that doesn’t seem like empathy to me.
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI would second this. I heard many stories from clients where I couldn’t relate personally, but the whole point of empathy is to put yourself in that person’s shoes and say “Ok, if I were you in this situation, I’d feel the same way you do.”
minus-squareSonicdemon86@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThats true I’ve had too many therapist pity me instead of empathize with me. I’ve gotten enough pity through out my life.
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoOh I definitely changed after that
Sounds like you need a new therapist as that doesn’t seem like empathy to me.
I would second this. I heard many stories from clients where I couldn’t relate personally, but the whole point of empathy is to put yourself in that person’s shoes and say “Ok, if I were you in this situation, I’d feel the same way you do.”
Thats true I’ve had too many therapist pity me instead of empathize with me. I’ve gotten enough pity through out my life.
Oh I definitely changed after that