Last week I suggested there is an enormous difference between these two words. Based on your feedback, I believe it is important to understand that difference.
Simply put, sympathy is feeling for someone, while empathy is feeling with someone.
Source: SimplyPsychology, May 4, 2023. Link.
INSIGHTS: Empathy requires your respect for another’s point of view at that moment.
Editor’s note: Author Olivia Guy Evans explains empathy is deeper and more intense than sympathy.
