@MarkovMagnifico I read a take on here once that said ppl trying to empathize try too hard to be original and that it doesn't actually matter to the person you're trying to comfort, to just say the obvious things and not make it about you being a main character, and so yeah definitely
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Reply · Dec 1, 2023@plurfae yeah, platitudes maybe aren't quite the right word... but years back i read this great tweet that resonated - that ppl trying to comfort ppl…Reply · Nov 27, 2024@FU_joehudson how do you express the empathy though, particularly when they're telling you they're your victim? without agreeing w their…Reply · Aug 29, 2023@bobz44 oo this is a good point! what do you mean by major conversation topic tho? like empathetic replies / questions that support the story they…Reply · May 19, 2023you're good at empathizing actually, silly duck! get back in character