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Empaths✨ (lemmy.ml)
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[-] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

It's almost like we spent millions of years evolving as social communal animals. Almost like we evolved ...wait for it...

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...

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Empathy. /gasp

[-] Akasazh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

We're not very good at it. Lots of ways our empathy systems can be hacked.

Take the Kuleshov effect where a broodily staring man is edited with a secondary image which completely changes most people's reading of the internal feeling of the person.

It's not a perfect system.

[-] b_tr3e@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago

Who's "we"? I sure didn't.

[-] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

That's either a personal failing or a medical condition. You should see someone about it.

[-] b_tr3e@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

How would a single person evolve at all? At least your lack of intelligence and compulsive urge to downvote what's beyond your understanding certainly is not a medical condition. Nor can it be helped. An asshole will always remain an asshole.

[-] Sidhean@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Would you agree that humans evolved? :)

[-] b_tr3e@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

As I said, I didn't. I'd not agree with you on anything, anyway.

[-] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

How did you experience the video on that wikipedia page? For me the face of the man had the exact same expression in all shots. But that might be my alexithymia.

[-] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Do you happen to be a billionaire?

[-] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"I'm an empath" a.k.a. I'm so stupid that I think reading body language requires supernatural powers

[-] krunklom@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Or you have bpd.

Obviously not "you" as in the commenter I'm responding to

[-] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

As far as I've been told, that's an extension of their inability to regulate emotions. They aren't more in tune with other's emotions, but rather, their emotional responses to other's emotions is stronger than the average person.

People with bpd aren't sensing other people's emotions more, they are reacting to it more due to their dysregulation.

[-] krunklom@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

If what they're reacting to is even real in the first place.

[-] LoreSoong@startrek.website 23 points 2 months ago

This actually works, whenever I scold at people for thinking mean thoughts at me. They ALWAYS respond agressively. Didnt know there was a word for it, Thanks!

[-] Slovene@feddit.nl 6 points 2 months ago
[-] LoreSoong@startrek.website 5 points 2 months ago

Now I have a super power AND a kick ass theme song. Thanks!

[-] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago

I sort of have this... but its not supernatural.

It's just my autistic quirk of adopting personality traits of people around me... I've heard it called Chameleoning

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

I got my super power from an abusive childhood 😎

[-] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 14 points 2 months ago

The problem with chameleoning is that it sometimes takes a while to calibrate when meeting a stranger for the first time, so you’re just confused. It can also be overwhelming when meeting with multiple strangers at the same time.

[-] highlow@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

That sounds less like an empath and more like a cop. They know everything you're thinking within 5 seconds

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

And are NEVER wrong once their decision is made. No mistakes ever.

/s

[-] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

As an empath, I emph that you are feeling... annoyed with me.

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Until you look at the news and get depressed af then misuse your medications trying to keep the sadness under control

[-] Angelusz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Hey now, nobody is perfect.

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago
[-] halfeatenpotato@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Did you just have a stroke?

Nice stroke, Pam.

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