Empathy vs Sympathy: Which one are you?

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Joe Mama aren't you a nice and kind individual then (!)

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[@216trixie]

It's Thyrza Yes, you're right!! The feet are moving correctly, but the background is moving the wrong direction.

[@lor3nz42s2]

It's Thyrza i saw it too.

[@johnnylupin4199]

I was about to ask that.

[@ariel-4131]

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[@analyticalbiomachine4517]

He's sufferring :DDD

[@crystale4143]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that sympathy is when you feel bad for someone, but empathy is when you can relate to someone's feelings.

[@Psych2go]

Yes. Well put.

[@crystale4143]

+Psych2Go Thanks!

[@ZixerBunny]

What is it called if you understand a persons feelings but don’t feel bad for them? Is that still empathy?

[@crystale4143]

+Zixer I think that's still empathy because empathy doesn't mean feeling sorry for someone.

[@ahhhhcheeww]

Crystal E yea thats right. Is it still the same thing if you dont relate? Say for example someone may be upset their mom is dead, you cant exactly relate because maybe your parents are both alive but you think in their perspective and know what they go through. Im confused lol is that empathy or sympathy?

[@asianaxeprincess]

What stops me from helping others is social anxiety I'm afraid that if I talk to them or help them- they're going to yell at me and others around me are going to judge me because I was helping them. As if I was just doing it for attention, not to genuinely help the person. Even when I walk away from the old lady that sells keychains on the streets, I would look back, and tell myself how horrible I am of a person to not help the struggling lady.

[@ahhhhcheeww]

D•Va Hana Song Thats your problem. I dont know you, but i think you are an amazing person on the inside and out. And what you do to help others I love and appreciate, but your problem is the anxiety. I used to have anxiety that was so bad I wouldnt go to school for weeks just because I didnt want to talk to people or be seen. Its always good to help people but you cant help others unless you help yourself. Well, technically you can, but how can you really do a better job of helping if you dont help you first.

[@ahhhhcheeww]

D•Va Hana Song I suggest getting an app so you can talk to someone about your anxiety. You can talk to a therapist to but I only say app because at least for my case i wouldnt even want to see the person i talked to one on one in a room so an app with a random person i didnt know helped me more.

[@SpriteBleedin]

Is it possible to have lots of friends and still be an introvert with social anxiety? because im fine talking with my friends but i dont really like going out to places unless im with people i know

[@SpriteBleedin]

because i am very confused

[@SpriteBleedin]

yeah, idk, people say im socially disconnected, but i'm friends with almost everyone at my school, the only time im socially awkward is if i deem somebody as more important or cooler than me, or if it's a chick

[@meowmeow5591]

here's a summary, based on info in video: *Pity:* Feeling bad for someone. Acknowledging their pain, being distressed by their situation, but not acting to help them. Example: Feeling upset by witnessing homelessness, but not stopping to help *Sympathy* : Caring without personal experience of their issues. Physical display of pity. Example: Stopping to talk to a homeless person, telling them "you'll be okay!" When you've never been homeless *Empathy:* caring, *and* being able to personally understand their struggle. Example: as someone who used to be homeless, you see a homeless person, you feel upset, you give them loose change. *Psychopathy* : The lack of care. Possible personal understanding, but not empathy because no genuine care. Example: you see a homeless person, you to have been homeless, but you don't care that they're homeless. *Compassion* : Empathy or Sympathy *and* action to find a solution Example: you see a homeless person, and you take the time to talk to them, you ask them what they need, and you help them to fulfill those needs. *Altruism* : Acting to do the right thing regardless of a presence of empathy or sympathy or not. "Helping" without understanding the problem (can be problematic) Example: you throw away someones needles, because drugs are bad. But they're still addicted, now they need to reuse dirty needles ....howd I go?

[@kayeangingan1506]

Thankyou

[@hauntedn8v]

ok i'm probably not a psychopath but ye

[@syphon5899]

Thank you

[@cutefeto7789]

Goodjob . Here's a cookie 🍪

[@SuperVladdrakula]

Then most people are psychopaths as most people don't care. Altruism is probably the worst as you can't help without understanding. Without understanding you can help purely by luck and chance and is ought to bring more harm than good.

[@ItsMeFern2019]

I think I'm a mixed bag of everything. For instance... If I see a poor man begging on the street I always wanna help but the people around me won't let me and they continue to drive away saying that they are just beggars. That makes me feel bad, but I know there's nothing I can do at that point. Then there was another time I watched a video about a real girl who came home one night to her stabbed mother dead on the floor. She was accused of killing her mother and sent to jail. I cried and cried especially when I heard the 911 call she made after finding her mom because I could hear her pain and suffering. I could see myself finding my mom dead and being completely devastated. And to be blamed for her mom's death as well? I felt awful for her and couldn't believe the pain she endured. And in other instances I feel nothing but I still want to help and make people feel better. I think that's how everyone else is too! Nobody is completely empathetic all the time nor sympathetic all the time. We all just kinda... Feel different things with different people and situations. :) Oh, and also if you read this far, holy cow, nice patience! You get a virtual potato. 🥔

[@King_Hearts]

Faith 2019 I agree 😊

[@bardofvoid174]

Yeah, I agree, I mostly run on altruism, but there are plenty of times when I feel pity, empathy, and especially sympathy, but it's hard for me to act on it uwu

[@monotoneroses]

Yeah...

[@carleflores9065]

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[@Wilderness-Autorka]

I'm sympathetic. One time I was coming back from a party and I saw a man sleeping on a bench. I thought he might be a young drunk dude who didn't make it home from a party (he had his face covered with a hood), so I decided to wake him up and help him out, but it turned out to be an old homeless man who just wanted some food and a cigarette. I promised him I would come back, went to the shop to buy some bread and sausages, asked someone for a cig on the street and returned to the guy. He was so happy he had tears in his eyes and we talked for an hour, he told me his story and at the end he said he will never forget me... It felt so nice

[@Dokja0]

matt cruz why give names...

[@aldenroswell8504]

Narwhalla look its bad to smoke but some people want it and it makes them feel better

[@tonkatsugrace3507]

matt cruz Sympathy is when you feel bad for someone and altruism is not necessarily feeling bad but rather just doing the right thing.

[@yvonnecampbell7036]

I would do that.

[@rosediez8510]

When you feel hungry yourself looking at a homeless person

[@thatniggarightthere8055]

Please make a video about loneliness or dealing with loneliness

[@Psych2go]

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[@thatniggarightthere8055]

Psych2Go Thanks heaps

[@Psych2go]

NP :)

[@heyyou9472]

This made sad dude. Try to be open. Make friends, or be more happy. Being happy or even smiling makes you drastically better.

[@thatniggarightthere8055]

Thank heaps, it feels good that you care. But yeah I’m trying to be more “out there” now. Hopefully I get better, hopefully we all get better

[@niamh5163]

Honestly, it depends on the situation, if i see a homeless man, I'm more likely to pity them, if it's a really close friend in need, I am likely to feel either sympathetic or empathetic, and will help them out of compassion, if it's a friend I'm not so close to I'm more likely to try and be sympathetic if it's something I can't relate to, and might be more likely to help out of altruism compared to compassion.... for me it literally just depends on the person and what the problem is, I'm shy and socially anxious and find it hard to approach people if I don't know them, even if i really want to help, I hope that someone else will because I'm not confident enough to and don't believe I have the ability and the skills to help, and I hate that I feel so helpless... but in the homeless situation, all I can do is pity, because I wish to never find myself in that position... it's complicated

[@beezzinha]

me too, I'm so shy and I want to help, but I don't have the courage to do so!

[@fl333r]

Make a man a fire and he'll be warm for a night. Light a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

[@Macandcheeseenthusiast1214]

fl333r which won’t be too long..

[@sebitealeaf5207]

Is that a Terry Pratchett quote?

[@tony69979]

And you'll have dinner

[@ShekinaS]

what a piece of shit

[@gummyrats407]

But he'll be a bit too warm if you light him on fire.

[@magdalenaristanovic7067]

Thank you so much for making me understand myself better. For some reason, I always knew how someone feels in detail, tho I've never been through things they've been through. That's why it makes me so mad when someone says : You don't understand my pain cuz you've never felt it. But they are the ones that truly don't understand me. They have no idea how hard it is to feel the things you have never lived through. That's a gift, but also a curse. People usually have to deal with some problems, but not all of them. But when you are like me, you just feel weight of all the problems in the world on your back... Worst thing is seeing and feeling things happen but not being able to change them...

[@Wilderness-Autorka]

Blinding Sunrise Don't worry... You're not alone :) I feel the same and sometimes I try to help, but I don't know how because of lack of experience, but I really do feel for them... I hate to feel uneasy because of this desire to help, but unability to do so... Especially that I dealt with people who attempted suicide in the past or are depressed and I'm sure I've heard some of them say "you don't know how it feels", even though I can't stop thinking about them and of solutions I can give them...

[@ImmaculateOtter]

The best way to utilize this empathy is to convert it into altruism. Just let them know that you care :)

[@magdalenaristanovic7067]

Dragonixana I can relate to it on many levels

[@gemmahanly795]

Blinding Sunrise I totally agree with you and its even worse if you hurt that person you care about

[@magdalenaristanovic7067]

Gemma Hanly Yeah, and you hurt it because you are rude. You are rude because you are angry about this whole world that makes good people suffer. You are rude because you are tired of seeing them suffer and destroy themselves...

[@millionsknives8850]

Was this narrated my the meh emoji?

[@m4iya]

Vash theStampede lmao

[@cosmickakuna7488]

Vash theStampede *a s y o u c a n s e e i ' m a n e m o j i*

[@quetsie0]

hello My names gene I’m an emoji A meh to be exact

[@what7899]

Vash theStampede yeah and he is invading

[@にちはHYPERSPACE]

I like the way you think

[@SpriteBleedin]

I was homeless for like 2 weeks once, it kinda sucks ass, but you would be surprised how many people actually donate you money, i was asleep outside of this tunnel/overpass thing and when i woke up i had a note in my hand with like $100 in it, some guy said that he hopes i get back on my feet. It's been like 8 years since that happened (i had moved out of my parent's house and didn't really have anywhere to go, i only really went there to shower and do my laundry, as i was determined to get my own house, also because i couldnt exactly go and handle people's food in rags, i started renting an apartment with the money from being a beggar and from my job at KFC in 2 weeks or something like that, have been donating to homeless shelters and such ever since)

[@dongsondoantran2233]

Keep up the good work! you got this!

[@ducklingscap897]

I Don't know. I guess I'd do nothing. In winter I see homeless every day at trains stations begging for money. Nearly no one stops. Sometimes I pass 6 or 7 of them on my way. Sometimes even more, sometimes one or two less. That makes 12-20 homeless people I see nearly everyday. It is not rare to see homeless people. At the beginning I tried to give them money but then I passed the next and the next and the next etc. and I realized I can't help them all. I still give some of them a bit money or my meals if I haven't finished them and I donate all my clothes and all my old things I don't need anymore. But giving someone new clothes or a blanket etc. ....I don't have the money nor the resources for that.

[@ducklingscap897]

Zeeba Neighba That's great. I guess once I am an adult and earn my own money I will try to do more. But as a simple student, living on my parents pocket money and a bit extra from a side job (At least I don't live in the US so going to University is free for me). I leave my house with my backpack and train ticket. I don't have a lot to spare that I could give people on the street. When it comes to clothes I am a very practical person: I have what I need and everything I don't wear at least once in a fortnight gets donated so I can't even run around with a jacket or clothes to spare (and considering the fact that 1,58 m/5,2 feet is not the tallest I doubt they'd fit anyone anyway) and I don't take more food with me than I can eat :( (Sometimes I make an extra sandwich to give away though) So I'm always passing them wondering what I could give them. Any Ideas?

[@ducklingscap897]

Sami No one in my country ears peanut butter jelly sandwiches 😂 I‘ve never eaten that I know it is a thing in the US though. Also it sounds kinda unhealthy? I usually take a few extra apples or other fruits with me. 1kg apples cost around 1€ so it is pretty cheap and they have vitamins. Unfortunately I rarely encounter the same person twice so I can’t really ask for preferences. They constantly switch their spots and I meet the majority of them in trains and different train stations. I just hope they like fruits and leftover sandwiches.

[@emyywolf]

A lot of the times I wanted to help homeless people, I’ve experienced them to be “crazy” “unstable”. Other times when a wife is being mistreated in public or person being bullied in public.. you risk getting attacked by the victims attacker as well. That’s why a lot of the time, you can’t do much to help. You’d have to garner some enormous balls to either verbally defend the victim or physically defend the victim. It’s not only about empathy or sympathy.

[@Kenny-o6i]

That means you have to become able if you want to actually do good.

[@ronniacherry]

This is was so simple and helpful. I tend to flow between empathy, sympathy and compassion. I generally dont feel pity naturally as I feel it can be degrading and struggle with egotistical altruism from time to time. I tend to despise both of the latter when I observe them in society as a whole.

[@smaragdwolf1]

as far as i can understand it, i have signs of sympathy, empathy, compassion and altruism. A good friend of me had a bad childhood with bad school, health issues and bad decisions. Due to distance i can mostly help with money only, but it saved her from beeing homeless. They say that friendships end if it come to money.......i don´t think so. I´m an introvert Ôo i have only a few friends and it´s the right thing to help her if i can. Last year she get a good boyfriend and her health is getting better ^_^ I´m glad.

[@SpriteBleedin]

... fucking FRIENDZONED INTO INFINITY, NIGGA YOU THAT UGLY? OMFG HAHAHHHAHAA IM DYING RIGHT NOW, SOMEBODY HELP

[@SpriteBleedin]

feelsbadman.jpg goddamnit, i sympathize with you my dude, some chick used me for free food for like a year

[@youyouu8]

iquityoutube that's only your experience, not there's

[@tonkatsugrace3507]

Smaragdwolf Sympathy is when you feel bad Empathy is when you can relate to someone's feelings Compassion is when you have either sympathy or empathy and then you fin a solution for it Altruism is when you do not feel bad but rather because it is the right thing to do so

[@mohammdalsubaie6902]

That's not illness to say I have signs 😂😂😂😂😂 it's emotions you have it all mixed up

[@Maijorsam]

i'd definitely give the old man a blanket or money, i try to give homeless people money but, i don't have much of it either as i am rather young.. but sometimes my mum gives me money to give to homeless people, i think they deserve help, even if it is a short term thing like £1.. at least it'll give them something to eat for a day. i know giving a blanket or some new clothes would probably be more useful for them but... currently i cannot carry around blankets or clothes to give out... maybe when i'm older i'll have a bag designated for homeless people.

[@Maijorsam]

dude, i said it'll help them get some food for the day :,) not get them out of the streets....

[@SpriteBleedin]

$1 feeds people for the day nice

[@Maijorsam]

and if everyone will be like this, just giving £1... it'l really help them out so really... saying you should give £1 to a homeless person, will help out a lot -also i specifically said i'm very young... i can't give them £10 if i don't even have money...- edit: by very young i mean 13

[@SpriteBleedin]

I'm being a bit harsh, im sorry, but $1 is nice, and im glad that you are helping the community, but it's not a lot, $5 would be fantastic, but you are doing more than most people do sadly

[@SpriteBleedin]

but they do (well at least the ones i got to know) think you're cheap

[@user-dl3vn8ze9n]

This is supposed to be a sad tombstone but I can't unsee Among Us! 0:42

[@Karma-wb7et]

Another blanket out of compassion. I try to help others whenever possible, so it's just in my nature to do so.

[@shirleyware6637]

I'm a person of very little but would give him the jacket off my back, for compassion!!!! I would never want anyone to pity me, so I can't pity someone else. I hope that doesn't sound rude or mean for I don't mean it that way. I just know how I'd feel if someone pitted me, so I try to put myself in their shoes is all.

[@ducklingscap897]

In winter I see homeless every day at trains stations begging for money. Nearly no one stops. Sometimes I pass 6 or 7 of them on my way. Sometimes even more, sometimes one or two less. That makes 12-20 homeless people I see nearly everyday. It is not rare to see homeless people. At the beginning I tried to give them money but then I passed the next and the next and the next etc. and I realized I can't help them all. I still give some of them a bit money or my meals if I haven't finished them and I donate all my clothes and all my old things I don't need anymore. But giving someone new clothes etc. I don't have the money nor the blankets and resources to do that. As I said homeless are not rare, how often did you actually do that? Like everyone is writing they give him a blanket, treat him a meal etc. etc. If everyone would actually do that there'd be a lot less freezing and hungry homeless....but there aren't.

[@kurrs177]

This is so informative 😊

[@WDGen]

0:43 Everywhere I look I see their shape

[@kirayoshikage7862]

When the old man is dead

[@milkshockolate]

Well yes, a lot of good points. I would like to add to it that Cognitive empathy (that of psychopaths and more close to sympathy) and affective/emotional empathy are different things!

[@Martin-ue9dw]

yes psychopaths doesn't feel affective empathy but they feel cognitive empathy

[@rakimion]

I'd probably pitty them with a desire to show compasion through sympathy. I'm in a situation where I can't help, because I have to take care of myself first. I might not have it as bad as they have, but I have struggles I have to deal with before I can start showing propper compasion towards people I don't know.

[@atharvadeodhar5332]

So early that don't have comments to scroll:(

[@Psych2go]

Morning!

[@atharvadeodhar5332]

Psych2Go good morning! Nice video btw

[@Psych2go]

thanks!

[@Polyglot_English]

Same

[@blue_cameron]

big nosed train scroll through*

[@TheDarkTides]

Before i think i would gladly help, but as i grew older, met more people, got dissapointed and failed more, i just don't care as much anymore.... I'm tired of people so i'm colder

[@mariewilliams194]

The best video ever. I never understood that if I annoyed people they would get angry and I would feel bad .But if they annoyed me they would just laugh and wouldn't care.

[@insomniacwithoutacause8141]

"We all all want things to be good,but infact we love to be unhappy" 😇

[@vanilla8101]

insomniac without a cause Who likes to be unhappy?!

[@insomniacwithoutacause8141]

Vanina Hoxha people

[@vanilla8101]

insomniac without a cause I'm sorry, I'm an alien so I didn't know that.

[@insomniacwithoutacause8141]

Vanina Hoxha that's nice honey ❤

[@balharher7365]

Not true but I know what you mean

[@tamaranisevic3268]

3:32 that line right there is so amazing. i watched this video n because of this specific scene i realized that im altruist.

[@EdEmJuPe]

With that voice and that background music, this could have been the narration of a murder mystery :P

[@Siosifa]

I normally don't like these videos, but this is very well detailed while keeping it simple and draws a clear line between two misunderstood emotions. I also appreciate the addition of the evil side of these emotions, as they are often difficult to spot for many.

[@shivdevshahi93]

My actions were Altruistic, but i was aiming for compassion. It usually backfires, especially when one is ignorant of the action’s true classification. :(

[@mlp2be4ever]

I would be compassion. I don't want to brag, but that is what I would want to do and be.

[@godlessgallivant7274]

i’d give him a blanket out of both Altruism and Compassion, most likely.

[@Psych2go]

[@EirikXL]

I doubt it, you most likely have seen similar situations in your life and done nothing, humans tend to think they would do better than everyone else, and be the best version of themselves in thought experiments.

[@にちはHYPERSPACE]

EirikXL Unless they're not human....

[@SnowFox-gv2rn]

I'm a person of sympathy and I try to do whatever I can whenever I can. I hate seeing people that are in awful situations and need help because usually I can't do anything. One of my worst fears of all time is not helping people that desperately need it. I'm even starting to tear up right now just thinking about it... I wish I can do more for everyone, and that is something I will try to do even better every day

[@Solaris-mi6hx]

So what if I see suffering but instead of feeling bad for them I think "glad I'm not them"

[@soldout9625]

Very well said. I do my best to help others but I don't feel it. Altruism is a word that defines me. Thanks

[@rebelrouzer3799]

Thank you for for clearly this up for me I never really knew that there so many different ones. I love your videos and they always guid me to a better life. I would try to help the old man anyway I could. Thanks again for the video and keep rocking and rolling.

[@Psych2go]

Thanks for your support! It's nice to see that there are kind individuals out there :)

[@Emm-iw7ed]

Such a kind and comforting video

[@Emm-iw7ed]

Right??.

[@Emm-iw7ed]

Oh my god so true

[@shsl_empath5437]

Ok. I have a question. Whenever I see anyone else who is sad and crying or close to crying I get the extreme urge to cry and help and care for that person. What is that. I feel like crying, helping, and hugging or something to that extent. I’m just wondering if that’s compassion, empathy, or sympathy.

[@meliarose4260]

I like musicals deal with it empathy

[@にちはHYPERSPACE]

That would be compassion- the urge to actually help someone you feel bad for rather than feel bad for a moment and do nothing about the situation (sympathy). It's defined in the video at 2:47. Also, @ryan ross's eyebrow, it wouldn't necessarily be empathy based on the available info @I like musicals mentioned. In order for their feeling to be empathy, it must include a shared experience, an "i know what you're going through" type of resonance. But there was no mention of that, so it may not be empathy.

[@にちはHYPERSPACE]

I like musicals deal with it btw, I totally relate to your username :)

[@xXdAyDrEaMsXx]

I like musicals *outside of Hamilton* it sounds like Empathy to me tbh, I could just be confused, cause I experience the same feeling Edit: nice name

[@amysteriousdisease7168]

you my friend, are an empath

[@cwxo7758]

As someone with bpd I feel that I empathise easily, when I see someone begging i may not give them money but I will give them a hot drink and a meal from the closest restaurant/shop near by x

[@mohamedreda-nn2kq]

pitty: when you just feel bad about someone’s pain without doing anything . sympathy: when you feel bad and offer help (it is physical display of pitty). empathy: it is both caring and knowing the struggle the other is going through. compassion:is either empathy or sympathy paired with the desire to relieve their pain. altruism: is something different from pitty, sympathy, empathy and compassion.it means doing right thing without feeling bad

[@avasai6188]

This is why people with empathy get taken advantage of by cluster bs

[@SikenServent]

I'd give him a blanket out of altruism

[@ducklingscap897]

In winter I see homeless every day at trains stations begging for money. Nearly no one stops. Sometimes I pass 6 or 7 of them on my way. Sometimes even more, sometimes one or two less. That makes 12-20 homeless people I see nearly everyday. It is not rare to see homeless people. At the beginning I tried to give them money but then I passed the next and the next and the next etc. and I realized I can't help them all. I still give some of them a bit money or my meals if I haven't finished them and I donate all my clothes and all my old things I don't need anymore. But giving someone new clothes etc. I don't have the money nor the blankets and resources to do that. As I said homeless are not rare, how often did you actually do that? Like everyone is writing they give him a blanket, treat him a meal etc. etc. If everyone would actually do that there'd be a lot less freezing and hungry homeless....but there aren't.

[@lukep2922]

The world needs more empathy, sympathy, and pretty much everything else you said.

[@meteora6972]

Empathy and sympathy doesn't exist in highschool.. I know suffering is just part of life but suffering due to social anxiety are the worst ..it ruin my life .. I lose balance of walking since i was 12 years old and now I'm 16 y/o..😩 now I'm just a teenager who fear of school's activities especially sport day .(I'm sorry my English kinda bad)

[@sevenphoenix2354]

Charlie Rex true

[@bluebloodcell9420]

Same. They don't exist in high school. My "friends" just used my sympathy and empathy to achieve their goals, they did not really care about me. After I helped them, they just threw me away like an abandoned toy. Now I am not as helpful and caring as before because I don't want to get hurt again. 🖤

[@itsrainingcatsanddogs2651]

I know it seems hard right now but hang in there. School days will be over someday. I was so glad when I graduated 👍

[@juunataku]

Pity. I am too scared of how another person will react, I constantly feel judged so no comforting words or what not but if I had money, will definitely buy him a blanket or a house lol.

[@adrianalbahaca4213]

Being honest, I might feel pity, it makes me feel the need to help them but since I can't because I can't just buy a blanket, I would just walk away

[@aussie_mozzie]

I don't know why but when I see someone suffering from something I've never experienced, I understand them, like I've been through what they've going through.

[@mikeyhamato2012]

1:08 'pronounces a simple word like Einfühlung completely wrong' Me: *screams in pain*

[@avidvideoswatcher]

Thank you so much for this video, I had to explain a few days ago to a friend that there is a difference between empathy and sympathy, and she didn't understand. Now I can show her this video. 😊

[@Psych2go]

Aww. You can show them this video now :)

[@Tori-dl9iq]

I don’t feel empathy and that makes me sad sometimes, it feels like I’m not human

[@lostp.5442]

Same

[@cherrycherrycherrybon-bon2294]

seeing other people sad or hurt almost never makes me sad or hurt, even if ive been through what they’re going through.. but i still want to help them even if I don’t understand or feel bad.

[@BratzDoll03]

I'm extremely compassionate & empathetic. I can't help it. I can be pissed off!(which is alot of the time 😂) & I STILL have to stop and help. Always have. Always will ❤

[@janime9554]

@ 2:30 Idk why but I felt like crying watching those two figures cry together coz it is literally how I feel. Idk why and how I felt like this but i did. I would act on empathy and compassion I believe.

[@bugga179]

I think it depends on what I’m able to do at the time. Sometimes you wanna help but can’t at that moment. If I had money and no blanket I might buy them a hot drink or if there was a blanket I would want to get them one.

[@lenardtorres1965]

So sympathy is when you feel bad for someone. You just feel bad and sad for them. Empathy is when you feel bad for someone and you put yourself in their shoe to give you a better understanding of what they're going through. And you can relate to and understand more

[@danielmilenko5883]

I'd steal his shoes so he motivates himself to find better ones.

[@user-jt3ec8uu9w]

Daniel Milenko lol he wasnt wearing any..

[@danielmilenko5883]

Funny Videos i mean, any homeless man. Not just a cartoon one.

[@ducklingscap897]

What is that logic?

[@soldierside365]

Chiye it’s the logic of the British government

[@zaraelizabethcpo2511]

Calm down Theresa

[@jessiesargent7212]

2:04 I used to be pretty negative about those kinds of posts, but every once in a while I see something on Facebook that reminds me to give or call someone in my life that I can actually help. Soo, sometimes it can be a start.

[@raphylv30]

I really prefer the male voice over the female one

[@Psych2go]

You like Jim's more? Lily is the female one.

[@raphylv30]

Psych2Go yes, it just sounds better and I take it more seriously. He has a bit of mystery and sadness behind his voice

[@lasiafde9021]

Psych2Go I think I would prefer Lily's voice in more happy topics. Jims voice seems like it has more seriousness in it

[@raphylv30]

Lasiaf De it does. His voice makes this video a bit chilling

[@renassalahudden9520]

Lily yeah kind of deep

[@rjthehalfbloodedeldrich2242]

When I was about 14 years old in the winter time, I saw this homeless guy standing on a busy street holding a sign asking for a coat. I really wanted to help him, but I wasnt driving the car and I didn't have money. My parents didn't even give him a second glance, and I already knew that my mom would tell me he was just gonna sell it for drugs without even asking her. So I couldn't do anything to help him. 5 years later and I still feel really bad for not being able to do anything.

[@adibz7432]

Love ur video, info and the animation. Keep it up. 😊☺

[@Psych2go]

Adi Bz thank you so much! :) Glad you enjoyed!

[@jesusramos3426]

People really need to manage these two things so glad I measured the meaning of these words and act accordingly

[@riteshram74]

Why does the narrator sound so bored?

[@Psych2go]

hmm

[@riteshram74]

Psych2Go no offence.

[@ImmaculateOtter]

He sounds more somber than bored imo. I feel it's a much better vibe for a video of this level of seriousness.

[@ImmaculateOtter]

Psych2Go I really like the narration of the man btw, don't let criticism discourage you :)

[@talidahputri7848]

I know right

[@kaylinnmoreno5511]

When I was younger I always gave my change to homeless but one day my mom told me no and that they were faking homeless to get money and I’ve never look at people the same way. I remember that moment in my life is when I stopped feeling bad for them and I would just look away trying not to make eye contact. I realize now 7 years later that I want to go back to being the kind who always gave her change when she had it.

[@EmilieLSO1996]

I will probably just show pity or sympathy... I rarely show compassion because 1) I have been lied to by a supposed homeless person who needed money for food but meet her again at a fancy pizzaria with her husband later that day... 2) I do also have a tendency to judge homeless people in my country, because it's so difficult to become homeless and poor here because of our welfare system, that if you do,the go to thinking is "it's probably their own fault"... I feel much more sympathetic and compassionate in countries where I know people live in absolute poverty without any ressources or programs to help you out of poverty... However if locals tell me it's not a good idea to give to them or you should not buy from the children... I usually listen because yes I have money, but not enough to feed the entire world...

[@醜い-p3q]

0:43 I screamed at my phone get it away from me

[@adrielle.benner]

I usually keep bags of food in my car for homeless people I see on the street, and a couple dollars of change. I want to follow in my parents example, who bought a tent for a homeless couple who were living in the woods near our house.

[@adrielle.benner]

Naughty Hotdog how is it NOT helping them? When we just pass by people who are in need for basic necessities that we have, how can we not give excess away?

[@kalimarquez2125]

@Naughty Hotdog just because some do don't mean they all do. It's ignorant to generalize all homeless people because of some. I've been homeless before and I've seen so many others around me in that same situation, not every damn homeless person is like that so choosing not to help others because you're generalizing is stupid

[@syzygy4365]

This!! Thank you so much for clearing this up for me. I'm a highly compationate person. I like/love helping out others. I feel drawn to altruistic things. But I think my heart is more drawn to close ones. I don't like seeing my loved one's in pain. But tonight as someone so blatantly and helpfully pointed out that my vision of empathy and sympathy is a little twisted. I learned there's boundaries to how much empathy we can take on despite the lines. I learned through online therapy to consider them "spoons". Like it's the total amount of emotional support we have to give. I think it's natural for us to save our spoons for the people that are closest to us. Kids, siblings, patients, loved one's. We can't just hand them out beyond our capacity so we need to extend our help so to say. This helps us sympathize with others i. Their capacity to reach you too. 🤔

[@syzygy4365]

Just summing this up. Id love to see this description given back to me. Not that I'm trying to push boundaries. It's more of a deeper understanding of what healthy boundaries others set for me. I think this helps set a healthy balance between apathy vs empathy. Sympathy vs sympathless. If I knew (sympathless was an act of coldness I would have set boundaries asap just quick note here)altusism is the greater good but even that has spoons. Compassion I think is meter to how many spoons you have. ❤

[@p0wdrous]

0:43 i am going to implode

[@Introvertsan]

I go between empathy, sympathy, altruism and compassion depending on the specific situation, person/s involved and circumstance.

[@missnobody9402]

I literally don’t have sympathy or empathy

[@Psych2go]

That's pretty normal. Do you consider yourself emotionless?

[@Meisterling]

Psych2Go I am pretty unemotional. For example I don’t really feel sad over a persons death unless I am around relatives. It feels like I am faking it. But not for them but for me. So they don‘t think I am coldhearted. Do I have a problem? Because I feel pretty comfortable with doing that. I would like to get an answer 😇

[@icekat3]

Meisterling I can relate to this.. If a relative die, I feel bad for people that were close to this person, but I don't feel sad myself (deep sadness) First I wonder how and why and I always think "this happens," "this is life," I don't recieve any of the news emotional if it's not a person that I'm close with and, I feel bad if a friend feel sad because of the death of a relative. 😕

[@216trixie]

Psych2Go "pretty normal"? Isn't one of the main features of a narcissist, or socio/psychopath, a complete lack of empathy??

[@lazyperfectionist3978]

At least we have that in common, Meisterling. I've personally never felt sad for others when they died, even my own family members. I cried because it was expected, a situation where it would be highly sus if I didn't shed a tear. If anything, moping about the person's death doesn't do anything productive, nor does it allow a good relationship with loss and certainly tarnishes the memory of the deceased. There are numerous ways that person could have died, as well as choices and events that could have possibly prevented you from ever knowing of or meeting them, and quite frankly I'd think anyone who'd mourn me after death and dwelled on it is a fucking lunatic. I'd rather remember the good, than dwell on their end. They died, so what. At least you got to have some experiences with them, that they got to be in your life, and you in their life. Death is one of the most normal things to occur, the memories you got to have are unique in their own right.

[@horner385]

I show pity to strangers, empathy to friends and compassion to my close ones

[@juantermo6996]

dude in the beggining was moonwalking

[@googlegoogle8872]

Walk on so that they learn to take responsibility for their own lifes instead of relying on others! This is my reaction driven by compassion.

[@yevheniisnezhko8292]

I only feel apathy(

[@quetsie0]

evgenie alexandrovich Edgy

[@Horrorangell]

I honestly would like to give the hypothetical man on the street a blanket out of compassion, but anxiety and my introvertedness diverts me away from doing that.

[@BlissfulHues13]

Good morning everyone

[@rebelrouzer3799]

Karla Cruz you to good morning

[@Psych2go]

Morning!

[@jeom3808]

0:39 i'm sorry but it's 2022 and i just thought "why did he turn into 'Among Us' ?!?!" 😂 Things will never be the same. It really took a solid few seconds to actually understand it was a grave, but i can't un-see him morphing into among us.

[@jamesbrook81]

Once, I tried to eliminate 'sympathy'. This broke me, and I get easily empathized with other people. But later on, its getting worse. Just like the video mention, I have the psychopathic tendencies. So what I do then was, cut all my ties with 'friends' and 'acquaintance' and all that left is just "emotionless me". I just carry on my life and hope for the best.

[@graceosenia6326]

I will give him another blanket out of compassion.

[@jasmine-xe9vs]

when i was around 5 or 6 years old, my family and i went to the city to go to an event or something along those lines, I dont remember why. But I remember walking down the busy streets, passing by all of these shops, and i came across an old homeless man. My dad and brother kept walking down the footpath, I don’t know if they even noticed him, but I stopped in front of the man. I felt really terrible, but prior to seeing him, my dad had bought us takeaway. my little 6 y/o brain worried that he might not have anything to eat. I hesitated, asking myself if it would be a good idea to offer food over money, but i obviously didnt have any money and wanted to give him at least *something* . so i took like two of my chips and handed them over to him, thinking that if he took it i might even give him the whole thing. but before he could notice, my dad grabbed me and dragged me away. i started crying because i didn’t get the chance to help him.

[@springole7214]

I recently got really invested in this chain of caring about others pain.

[@SaRah-vr2mn]

I opened up to my 'best friend' and told her that I'm depressive. She sent me funny gifs in order to make me laugh. I'm sure she meant well but that's not what I needed in that moment. I needed her to listen to me, to truly LISTEN. Unfortunately she's in australia so she can't come over to give me a comforting hug... And when we talk about my issues, she doesn't seem to understand my feelings, I feel like to her it's just a phase that can be switched off by talking about it, seeking a quick solution and then go back to normal as if I'm not depressed anymore. I don't know.. I often feel lonely but having a friend who makes you feel even lonelier than before is far more worse. I get it, she's no psychiatrist, but seven hells, how hard can it be to be more sensitive and loving towards a depressed friend you already know for 10 years?

[@xkrazykhlxii6448]

When I went to England for a week with my Mum about 3 years ago when I was 12, I saw like 5 homeless people while we were walking. It hurt so much, because I've never seen any in Australia before. I asked Mum everytime we walked past one if we could give them money or get them some food or something, but she said no because do not personally have enough money. (We went to England out of winning a competition, the payment for the flight was provided by the competition people.) I told myself that when I grew up to an adult, I'd become rich and travel to help as many struggling people as I could. I've felt this way my whole life, but now that I actually saw it happening to someone other than our family, I felt more motivated to do it. I've personally dealt with being homeless and many other severe struggles that we consider sensitive issues, but that just makes me want to help other people more... Sigh. I cannot wait to see all those smiles.

[@jpp4394]

The Closed Caption works, thanks so much!

[@Psych2go]

You're welcome! :)

[@gabrielmoralesgonzalez6471]

This video made me think about life and question about my own existence. I truly love this video because it is so simple and logic. Kudos Psych2Go.

[@ajk_imagines8559]

This has inspired one of the problems i always had but no one even notices it but im thankful for you making this video for the people who wants to learn how to help or do more other thing to make people happy

[@sadiaanamsart1047]

Confusions simpathy is listening to other's sorrow, compation and pity But Empthy is beyond sympathy, it is understanding and feeling the pain of others...

[@minhphuongbui1642]

loving others unconditonally is the best feeling.

[@ylkabicasan410]

Ur voice plus the background music gives me the chills

[@mabuyangwenya7344]

i will give him a new blanket out of compassion

[@theskinwalker]

You put so much work into this, and it came out amazing! This video had great animation, and it must of had a lot of reaserch to do this!

[@ashonlangston8375]

Thanks for the clarification. I think most people show sympathy which is not bad. Empathy sounds like knowing that persons journey because you've gone through the same if not really similar type of journey. I think an empathetic person will give you better advice if they have actually overcome the issue. I don't believe in empaths I think that is just acting, forcing yourself to feel that persons emotions.

[@weezerblink194]

I have attempted to help some people on the streets. Especially the homeless who I believe are genuinely cold or hungry. I typically do not give to panhandlers as I am certain that most of them are just trying to get enough money together to fuel an addiction. However, I recall a time I was driving in downtown San Diego and saw a man digging through the trash and checking inside take out containers. Presuming he was looking for food and therefore hungry, I felt a powerful wave of emotion crash over me. I pulled over and went over to the man and asked if he was hungry. He just looked at me with a startled stare. Don't know why I asked if he was hungry. It was obvious he was but I didn't know how else to approach. I asked him if I could purchase him a meal in one of the stores/restaurants on the street, his choice. He said he was hungry but didn't choose a place, just looked at me with a blank stare. I could tell he had been on the streets a long time. I then asked if he liked Mexican food (Freds Café was a few buildings down). He said yes in a tone little more than a whisper. I took him in Freds and we sat at the bar. I had already eaten so only asked for a water and told him he could order whatever he wanted, on me. He looked over the menu but it seemed he either couldn't make up his mind or had trouble reading. I suggested the steak fajitas were excellent. He said yes. I ordered him the fajitas and a beer. I talked with him a bit while waiting on the order. Mostly just meaningless small talk. Like how San Diego was so crowded and how hot it was in the summer. He was slow at speaking and never seemed to smile. The food came and we didn't talk much after that. He just ate quickly. Very quickly actually. He finished his first beer and I ordered him another. He ate and drank quietly. When he was done, I said I had to get going and asked if he wanted another beer. He smiled for the first time I had seen and said yes sir (suddenly started referring to me as sir?). I said sure thing and ordered him another beer and told him to enjoy it. I got up to leave and he asked if he could shake my hand. (thought it was strange that he "asked" to shake my hand). I said certainly and we shook hands. I think I said hang in there or something of the sort and he replied saying I was a good Christian person (Im not a Christian but I just said thank you). I cant say what psychological concept I would tie to this encounter. I honestly think it was most of them. I certainly felt sympathy for the man. I never lived on the streets and starving but I still found myself able to relate to it. I couldn't get the image of him digging in the trash for food out of my head. The image stuck with me for weeks. I could only imagine the terrible circumstances that would bring a person to that point of existence. I cant say I had any concrete debate with myself whether it was right or not to help him. The decision to do so was practically impulsive. I guess I just couldn't stand seeing someone digging in the trash for sustenance.

[@existentialcrisisaverted3733]

i’d give him a blanket. but whether it be for altruism or for sympathy remains to be determined.

[@sarahtaylorlane5539]

Sympathy is when you care. Empathy is when you can understand and relate.

[@STILLSTANDING23913]

Thank you for sharing. This is consistent with how I’ve studied these subjects. Be Blessed.

[@skispiders]

Empathy is what I have. If I see a person crying or if I feel like I made the person cry even thought I didn’t I feel bad for the whole day