Lately I’ve been thinking about intentions and how much it factors into emotional reception and relationships. Intent vs impact.
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OK Let’s Talk: On Feeling the Suck and empathy
Okay, let’s talk.
If your idea of “comforting” someone is through invalidating any frustrations or negative feelings they have at the moment? That ain’t it, chief.
The first step to empathy, I find, is by acknowledging the fact that sucky things happen.