Not to sound pretentious, this is the definition of empathy I found:
merriam-webster com/dictionary/empathy [No hl since anti-spam policy prevents it]
the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
Before current year, I did indeed feel bad for people and didn't want to hurt them. And I could share my feelings and even receive them. But according to that definition, I could not feel empathy since it by definition requires one to feel them without full communication in explicit manner.
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Kana Hanazawa my waifu.
I know U don't like showing up our story, but pleae,see the scheule.