StrassenKatze, to actuallyautistic
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I am feeling called out by the top half of this @actuallyautistic

gamambel,
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@StrassenKatze @actuallyautistic

I don't see anything that I would relate to "autism" per see. Just very human, in our poor attempts at communication and being there for ourselves and each other.

In , none of these responses would be seen as "empathic". The top left is "sympathy".

See also e.g. Thomas Gordon's work about Communication Roadblocks:

https://www.gordonmodel.com/work-roadblocks.php

How one communicates with others can be changed. It takes effort and may bring up past pain, but it can be changed.

gamambel,
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@StrassenKatze @actuallyautistic

What unites all of these strategies is that they are trying to get rid of emotions, storing them away. and trauma research shows that it's much better and more helpful to embrace and welcome them, be it one's own emotions, or the emotions of others. Create a shared space where they can just be.

"Feeling them too" is not compassion or empathy either, and it does not actually help anyone. It is a (mis)trained strategy, and again, it can be changed.

gamambel,
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@sahat @StrassenKatze @actuallyautistic

"Empathy" in is a process where you connect to the feelings and needs of the other without judgment or assumptions, and you relate that back to them in a way that makes them feel heard. It is not a trait or a magic skill, it can be practiced and developed.

"Sympathy" is "relating to their experience by comparing it to your own". In very few situations, sympathy can be empathic, but in most it is not. It disconnects you from the other.

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