A coworker asked me today if I was an empath and I had no idea what that was. I asked her to explain and it was basically “someone who knows what other people are going through.” It’s way off from what I assumed it meant (I thought she said “are you in N-PATH” and I assumed it was a certification program lol). But isn’t this just someone with empathy?
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For them those are major milestones which are a celebration of years of work. For you they are a weekend party with your family. It’s okay to not be overwhelmed with emotion when you weren’t involved in that day to day struggle.
probably some kind of neurodiverse because i'm similarly wired. maybe we have weird mirror neurons
a cool dude
reasonable
Sounds to me like you are obviously capable of empathy, but you just don't give a damn about "rites of passage" in the imperial core
you just don't identify with your family as strongly as you feel socially expected to. that's a function of your relationship with them, not just of your personal psychology in isolation.
Ngl I feel the same way and empathize with animals being given love or elderly individuals learning a cool skill, I enjoy vibing to peeps enjoying life in small moments