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Is my selective empathy more like an autistic thing, a trauma, or just a personal bug?
1. Classic autistic pattern 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
2. Trauma/attachment 33%  33%  [ 1 ]
3. Just a personal preference 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
4. A mix of all of these 67%  67%  [ 2 ]
5. Other... explain in the comments 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
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03 Sep 2025, 5:06 am

babybird wrote:
I actually don't usually admit to having empathy because I don't like the word and I don't like the way people use it to make themselves feel superior to other people who struggle with it

I prefer "compassion"

I have been told I have compassion so that'll do for me


I know exactly what you mean. When people keep saying "I have lots and lots of empathy" on and on, it feels more like false bragging if they don't exactly demonstrate it.


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04 Sep 2025, 1:26 am

I'm gonna start calling it the E-word


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