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De-empathization

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another but suspending that ability until the participant(s) are seen as worthy of that empathy.
There's an uptick in de-empathization amongst women due to more progressive times.
by J Lekan August 26, 2023
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empathi

Having so much empathy that your eye twitches.
Seeing Lucy slip and fall on her way to the diving board gave Kathryn instant empathi.
by kate17 February 1, 2014
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Empath

Take on a lot of people's issues and try to solve the world's problems (yes its real)
Person 1: Zac is an empath
Person 2: is that real?
Person 1: yes it is real, look it up
by SomeoneElseWhoCares October 16, 2020
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Empath

The intrinsic ability to understand and feel the emotions of others as if they were your own. Empaths naturally absorb the "feel of the room" and the emotions of individuals subconsciously.

**The most stressful thing imaginable.**

It is a double-edged-sword that allows the individual the ability to better understand others and therefore help them. On the other edge, empaths are more easily emotionally drained, and often lack groundedness in their own individuality, as their emotions are usually never their own. Empaths will almost unanimously say it sucks to be an empath and that they wish they didn't have to care, and they're right, it sucks. But it's a gift as much as it is a curse, so we may as well make some good from it. Empath have to be especially careful not to expose themselves to too much negativity, as they are more subject to its influence. Dark shows, scary movies, sad music, and so on all put empaths into a darker mood. And in a perverse humor of reality, empaths are usually naturally drawn to such dark melancholy, as a sort of twisted form of self-expression. Being an empath is the worst form of torture and the most stressful thing imaginable. Empath and stress go hand-in-hand.
Empath
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Person A: *Is stressing intensely over being late to an RSVP party*
Empath: *Understands and literally feels Person A's distress, and uses that to more effectively calm Person A down. However, Empath is now in a shitty mood and doesn't even realize it.*
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Empathetic Understanding

1. The emotional analysis of another person's life experiences in order to either expand on an existing positive connection or to change the negative dynamics of a relationship.
Once Bob engaged in mindful Empathetic Understanding, his negative attitudes towards homosexuality have changed for the better.
by Eclectic Savant April 11, 2020
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Empath

A powerful being with abilities that defy convention logic and science. They have the powerful ability to will anything into reality, foresee future events and perceive the world through gifted senses aside from the five. Sometimes these beings are labeled narcissistic, grandiose or given an unwarranted psychiatric diagnosis. They are typically hidden figures. Ordinary persons with extraordinary lives.
To have the ability to organize complete chaos is a gift held by a true empath.
by John Rocca March 4, 2021
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empathology

The debilitating capacity to feel what another person is experiencing.
Although she herself was still healthy, safe and cared for, she had completely stopped eating, knowing how many others were hungry, isolated and suffering from the illness, immobilized by her empathology,
by Monkey's Dad March 16, 2020
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