Almost anyone can learn empathy; it's not much harder than learning how to drive a car or how to cook soup. To begin with, it would be a good idea to assess your ability to empathize.
What is empathy
Empathy usually kicks in when we observe another person experiencing strong emotions, such as pain, anger, delight. The stories of a person who shares his condition with us also arouse empathy in us, we are imbued with his story, his hopes, difficulties, feelings.
Can Empathy Be Learned
If in childhood a child had an example of empathic parents and experience of empathic communication, then even without special exercises, he can learn empathy early through observation and imitation. But even in adulthood, the skill of empathy can be trained: it can be learned if you purposefully work on it.
There are categories of people who, due to their professional duties, simply need to be empaths. And we are talking not only about psychologists and psychotherapists, but also about teachers, sales managers and salespeople, HR managers and personnel officers, film and theater artists - everyone whose work is connected with people.
How to develop empathy
Experts are absolutely sure that such talent can be pumped. True, for this you will need to take certain actions: learn to be aware of your emotions, master the skills to manage them, and begin to put into practice various methods for developing empathy.
