Existing: To reflect on and experience another’s feelings and state of being through quality of presence that has the consequence of them seeing themselves with more clarity.
Suggestion: To identify with another’s feelings and state of being so that they feel understood.
Rationale: I think the purpose of empathy is understanding another; not helping them see themselves with greater clarity.
Final: To deeply relate with others in such a way that they feel understood
2020:
To deeply relate with others in such a way that they feel you understand and share their experiences and emotions.
Unless we are saying there is an intention that, through empathy, others should see themselves more clearly, then Ronalynns' point is spot on. empathy tends to be more about people knowing i get what's happening for them, than what they see about themselves.
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To experience another’s feelings and state of being in a way that they feel understood.
To relate with others in such a way that they they feel understood
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