There’s a difference between empathy and sympathy. When I empathize with someone, I try to consider their circumstances and what they’re going through. I try to understand their motivations and why they’re doing or saying what they are. Empathy helps me be more understanding and patient when problem solving or listening to another. Sympathy is how bad I feel for someone who underwent a tragedy or bad experience. My sympathy becomes pronounced if someone experienced a misfortune through no fault of their own. However, my sympathy all but disappears when something bad befalls someone who put themselves in that…

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