ickplant@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · 2 months agoI'm not crying, you're cryinglemmy.worldimagemessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1823arrow-down126
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minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoMan, my therapist said “damn that sucks” and changed the subject…they’re not an “animal person”
minus-squareSonicdemon86@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 months agoSounds like you need a new therapist as that doesn’t seem like empathy to me.
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI would second this. I heard many stories from clients where I couldn’t relate personally, but the whole point of empathy is to put yourself in that person’s shoes and say “Ok, if I were you in this situation, I’d feel the same way you do.”
minus-squareSonicdemon86@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThats true I’ve had too many therapist pity me instead of empathize with me. I’ve gotten enough pity through out my life.
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOh I definitely changed after that
Man, my therapist said “damn that sucks” and changed the subject…they’re not an “animal person”
Sounds like you need a new therapist as that doesn’t seem like empathy to me.
I would second this. I heard many stories from clients where I couldn’t relate personally, but the whole point of empathy is to put yourself in that person’s shoes and say “Ok, if I were you in this situation, I’d feel the same way you do.”
Thats true I’ve had too many therapist pity me instead of empathize with me. I’ve gotten enough pity through out my life.
Oh I definitely changed after that