@[email protected] to Lemmy Be [email protected] • 7 days agoI'm not crying, you're cryinglemmy.worldimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1808
arrow-up1808imageI'm not crying, you're cryinglemmy.world@[email protected] to Lemmy Be [email protected] • 7 days agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squareBigFiglinkfedilinkEnglish6•7 days agoMan, my therapist said “damn that sucks” and changed the subject…they’re not an “animal person”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•7 days agoSounds like you need a new therapist as that doesn’t seem like empathy to me.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink2•7 days 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 days agoThats true I’ve had too many therapist pity me instead of empathize with me. I’ve gotten enough pity through out my life.
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