" Trying to lose weight can often feel like an uphill battle."

" I know it's not easy to lose weight because I have faced the same problems myself"

Example

Acknowledging another person's emotional hardships and providing comfort and assurance

Understanding what others are feeling because you have experienced it yourself or can put yourself in their shoes

Definition

Sympathy

Empathy

(1)The feeling of Sympathy emerges from the recognition that another person is suffering

(2)It can be just as honest and heartfelt

(1)Where the other person's pain or suffering is felt

(2)It is a deeper feeling, and can forge a deeper and more meaningful connection, thus serving as a bridge for greater communication between individuals

Emotional Differences

Understanding the experience of others

Personal understanding

Relationship

Sympathy

Empathy

Empathy and Sympathy are not mutually exclusive, nor are they always felt in tandem.

For example, people who lose a loved one can receive sympathy from many, but only those who have experienced a similar loss are able to empathize truly.

Example

Both Sympathy and Empathy imply caring for another person, but with empathy, the caring is enhanced or expanded by being able to Feel the other person's emotions

Relationship between Both

Sympathy

Empathy