Thread: Empathic or Sympathetic or both, which one are you?
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Old 08-21-2009, 11:27 PM
Barry Barry is offline
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Sympathy is when you can imagine how a person may feel, Empathy is when you KNOW how a person feels. A widow feels empathy for another widow. A friend who has never lost someone important feels sympathy for a friend who just lost a parent.
Vandalin,

Perfect....that rings clear and true. Thanks!

Barry
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