Are You Tired of Empathizing with Everyone?

Humanity, which was already worn down and exhausted, became even more depressed and despairing with the epidemic that broke out in 2020. Our breathing space is gradually getting smaller as a result of the worldwide crises and events that are occurring in our nation and adding to the issues we face in our social lives.

We focus so much on ourselves in our struggle to live that we lose sight of the various viewpoints around us and lack the inner strength to empathise. What, then, is empathy? In its most basic form, it is the ability to see things from another person's perspective, feel what they are feeling, and put ourselves in their shoes. Each person experiences this differently.

There's a thin line to empathy. We become burdened if this boundary is exceeded and becomes empathy-sympathy, which can further strain our interpersonal interactions and result in burnout syndrome or empathy fatigue.

These days, nobody has the inclination to move aside when going along the street to prevent running into someone else, especially in big cities. This reflex is no longer functional. People shout more, smile less, and lose their temper more readily.

In fact, social empathy weariness is upon us. Indeed, the advancement of science and technology in our century has given us numerous conveniences. The existential weariness that comes with being human, however, cannot be claimed to be significantly impacted by it.

Each of us has a unique fingerprint. We are special, one-of-a-kind. We have varying capacities for empathy. As a result, when our empathy threshold is crossed, we truly attempt to satisfy the other person at the risk of depleting ourselves.

As a result, we become trapped in a vicious circle of existential exhaustion and feel alone and unintelligible when we do not receive the desired outcome. What does it mean to be empathetic towards someone else?

To what extent are they conscious of their emotions? Does having empathy for someone make you feel burdened? Over time, you could go from being an understanding person to becoming miserable and depressed if you force yourself to empathise and go beyond your comfort zone in spite of these feelings.

You must return to your own private space and carry on with your life when you have gained an understanding of the other person. In reality, excessive empathy is the start of a toxic cycle in which you try to make up for the guilt that has developed within of you while the other person experiences emotions like sadness and shame.

To break out from this circle, one must accept and progress. We could occasionally feel as though we are at a standstill and incapable of moving forward.

A person who embarks on a journey can only know where he or she will reach by walking, overcoming the path, and arriving." Without walking, the road cannot be known.

Are you prepared to follow this course?

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