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
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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.