Here's The Difference Between Sympathy | Compassion sympathy empathy
“Ifyouwantotherstobehappy,practicecompassion.Ifyouwanttobehappy,practicecompassion.” TheArtofHappiness bytheDalaiLama Afewyearsback, ananimatedvideo[1] hitsocialmediathatbeautifullydescribedthedifferencebetweensympathy,empathyandcompassion.Featuringthepowerfulwordsof Brené Brown(mymentor),IstartedtoconsiderthewaysIcouldincorporatetheseteachingsintomysupportworkandteachings. Whilethesewordsarerelated,they actuallymean verydifferentthingsandthebehaviourswemirrorofthemaredifferenttoo. SYMPAT...
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama
A few years back, an animated video[1] hit social media that beautifully described the difference between sympathy, empathy and compassion. Featuring the powerful words of Brené Brown (my mentor), I started to consider the ways I could incorporate these teachings into my support work and teachings.
While these words are related, they actually mean very different things and the behaviours we mirror of them are different too.
SYMPATHY“It’s so sad that you just lost your best friend.”
Sympathy is feeling sorry for another’s hurt or pain. There is some emotional distancing with sympathy – you are not experiencing the pain yourself, but you are saying you understand the feeling. You might be thinking “Isn’t it...