When a friend is suffering from some misfortune, loss, or stressful experience, we want to be able to commiserate in a way that is both helpful and supportive. Whether it’s a physical problem, like a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." When your friend comes to you when going through a bad breakup or mourning a beloved pet, you might ...

Empathy is a fashionable concept that is inviting itself into thoughts about relationship professions. The most common injunction concerns people in positions of authority. "The manager must be ...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so what better time to brush up on some commonly used terms? Most people know that empathy and sympathy involve understanding other people’s emotions and ...

Empathy vs. sympathy. The last couple of months have made me think of the difference between the two in the context of work relations. Empathy is the capacity to understand what another person is ...

Sympathy and empathy. Do both words mean the same thing? Let's examine them further, starting with empathy. Empathy involves feeling another person's emotions and concerns and listening to what they ...

Something bad has happened to all of us. The loss of a loved one, an illness, a car crash, or even smaller things like a missed concert or an argument with a partner. When these unfortunate events ...

I’m beginning to feel sorry for sympathy. It was once such an honorable impulse. Humble, sincere, caring. Sympathy was meant for people who suffered or had less. In its most modest form, a sympathy ...

Whenever you utilize sympathy and empathy in your life, you’re sharing the very best of what you can offer both yourself and others. That’s why it’s important for all of us to manage the role they ...