What happened to empathy

[Iammesues]

So many of us hide our sadness from others. Aren’t we hiding due to the lack empathy? The lack of knowing someone who will really listen, put themselves in your shoes, and empathize with their heart. We are not hiding because we have a secret, we hide because empathy does not exist anymore in mankind

[mvillarreal]

I wonder if that's true though. I have a counselor who really does empathize and help me without any judgment or trying to "fix" me whatsoever. At the same time, I understand the sentiment. I grew up with a parent who thought I was "faking it" or that I "just needed to get over it or even that my mom, who is a counselor, was putting things in my head. It depends on the person. He's become more empathetic over time as he started to understand, but when I was younger, that wasn't always true. I think it depends on who it is and whether a person is really educated on mental health or not. Is someone not being empathetic with your mental health struggles?

[Iammesues in reply to mvillarreal]

Someone? Everyone. Other than your counselor, have you found someone who is empathetic? If yes, you have a gift

[mvillarreal in reply to Iammesues]

Yes, my mom, but she's also a counselor. What do they do that sends a message of low empathy?

[Lazy_dog_lover]

I hope empathy is not dead. It is empathy that I hope for, from my family, my friends, my politicians, my bosses.

I think the stress people are facing prevents them from fully engaging with us.

Fear makes people desperate. Unfortunately, that blocks empathetic responses.

[Survivor4Ever]

I think it exist but sometimes when we are selves are going through hell or like myself in the pit it’s hard to see through the glass jar others are in. It’s foggy. However, if we could somehow pull out ourselves out maybe we could visualize it. Problem is we are just hurting so much. Bleeding we need a bandage and haven’t figured out where to get one from. Does that make sense?