What exactly is the difference between Empathy and Compassion?

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if I get it right, Empathy is when you can recognize what the other person is feeling, AND you also take on some of those emotions, like, if someone is sad, you become said, when someone is happy, you become happy, etc.

Compassion is specifically for when you learn someone is in a negative situation, and you feel concern and sadness about the fact itself.

Thus, if someone has low empathy, they don’t just have a harder time recognizing what the other feels, but also have a harder time taking on those emotions, is that correct?

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Empathy doesn’t mean you actually feel those emotions or even give a shit about the person. You’re thinking of sympathy. Empathy is just being able to understand their emotions and why they feel the way they do.

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