Posted by baseball55 on October 29, 2013, at 19:10:38
In reply to Re: Thinking we are special » Partlycloudy, posted by Phillipa on October 29, 2013, at 18:58:22
I guess this is partly in response to Alex's frustration that she is not entirely understood. I guess none of us is ever entirely understood. But people do try to be empathic, to imagine someone else's situation and try to be helpful.
In 12-step groups, people are encouraged to try and identify and not compare themselves to others. Sometimes, I find it goes too far. People say they identify when, in fact, their experience is completely different. But the object is to try, as far as possible, to find common ground.
That's what allows us to connect with others. That's why we reach out to others. After all, why post your frustrations if you have no desire to get responses? And don't we all, on some level, want those responses to be empathic?
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