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by JiminHsieh 2985 days ago
There is a picture from Psychology Today. I think it explained the difference between sympathy and empathy clearly.

> "Sympathy: I care about your suffering." > "Empathy: I feel your suffering."

The difference is empathy means knowing the other side's feeling but doesn't mean concerning the other side's feeling.

https://cdn.psychologytoday.com/us/sites/default/files/style...