09 Jun 2016, 12:17 pm
15 Jun 2016, 6:22 pm
ocdgirl123 wrote:
When I see a person suffering, I often want to help the person and feel sympathy, but I don't know how to comfort them. I feel like whatever I say, it will be the wrong thing and I'll just make it worse. Also, sometimes people don't want to be comforted at all. Most NTs find this strange and assume I'm not interested in them. This is especially true for strangers because some people feel uncomfortable sharing their problems with strangers (I know I do 
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I also experience empathy in "baffling" situations. Like last year, I was on the bus and there was a young boy (maybe about 4) who was really upset, I didn't know why he was upset, but I really felt for him. Most NTs would feel for the parent who had to deal with it, but I felt more for the boy.
). I also experience empathy in "baffling" situations. Like last year, I was on the bus and there was a young boy (maybe about 4) who was really upset, I didn't know why he was upset, but I really felt for him. Most NTs would feel for the parent who had to deal with it, but I felt more for the boy.
Actually, in those situations, I feel bad for the child and the parent, as I know the child is in some sort of pain or discomfort (emotional or physical), while at the same time the parent probably feels some embarrassment or tension.
Knowing how to comfort someone can be hard and awkward for NTs, too. Like you said, sometimes even the kindest sort of attention can make someone feel worse--it just varies so much from person to person, and even moment to moment. (That includes me. I'm so embarrassed to cry in public, partially because my big brothers loved to tease me for crying when we were kids!
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