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Empathy

Three sides of empathy: understanding another’s state, responding to it, and keeping hold of yourself meanwhile. High response without that hold burns out fast.

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1.I notice from a face or a voice that someone is uneasy before they say so

2.I find it easy to imagine why a person acted the way they did

3.I tell the shades apart: whether a person is angry or actually hurt

4.In an argument I understand the other side’s logic even without agreeing

5.I notice when a joke has stung someone in the room

6.Someone else’s trouble genuinely moves me

7.I cannot calmly walk past someone who is clearly in a bad way

8.I experience the joy of people close to me almost as my own

9.Books and films move me to tears or goosebumps

10.If people quarrel in front of me, I am physically uncomfortable

11.After hearing a hard story I cannot switch off for a long time

12.I take on other people’s problems even when nobody asked

13.I find it hard to refuse someone who is suffering, even at my own cost

14.After time with difficult people I need a long recovery

15.I feel guilty if I could not help

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