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meta empathy

The ability for a person to simultaneously consider their own position, feelings, motivations, etc. as well as those of another person (or group of people).

The reason he was such an effective communicator was because of his meta empathy, people with whom he was speaking always felt like he understood them intuitively.

by GPM415 December 29, 2022


Empathy Attack

The phenomenon of becoming overwhelmed by empathy, often regarding a personal tragedy, sometimes resulting in sobbing about issues and events that have no direct connection to the person suffering the empathy attack, as if overtaken by the feelings and/or experiences of another person that one has compassion for.

I woke up last night and had an empathy attack when I thought about my friend’s loss, and couldn’t stop crying even though it had nothing to do with me. No one should have to go through what they went through.

by zealasquigs January 17, 2023