Empathy

Thinking in people's shoes is not something effortful for me. I have always been the friend to give comfort. I may not always know how to give good solutions, but I have no problem seeing things from their sides. 

I would consider this as one of my leverage especially as a speech language pathologist. I am sensitive towards the emotions and feelings of people (parents) I come contact with, but I may not  always know how to handle the situations. That's why maybe, I am never a fan of dramas (real life dramas, like girls fight and whatever kind of relationship-related issues etc.). It tires me when I feel it so much yet I don't have an answer to it. 

Honestly speaking, sometimes, I get burdened because I can relate to what a person is going through very well. This is why I tend to be a lil ___ (I don't have the perfect word to fill in) with families I work with. Professionally speaking, this is an area I need to further develop, if one day I were to consider working full time as a freelancer. I mean, I need to set clear boundaries to have enough to feed myself yo, without a fixed salary anymore. I don't think running my own intervention centre is something I would want to pursue at this moment. Unless, somehow, I get the calling to return home and serve the community there. Yet, as of now, it is not part of my plan. But, who knows, perhaps, one day, I may encounter a bunch of/a few others in this field, who share the same thinking. Perhaps, it would ignite my glowing dream of serving the community. I would hope for it to happen one day, indeed. Hah. 

ANYWAY,

just something I read when I was on Google. This link says that people with high empathetic nature have an insatiable curiosity for people, especially new people they have encountered outside our usual social circle. Being curious is the actually the natural inquisitiveness we have as a children. However, the society has beaten this out of many of us as we continue to grow. I guess I still retain this sort of "reflex"? Haha. 

I agree with the post that I sometimes find other people more interesting than myself. I used to be the kind of person who could go to a social event, and you would see me mingle around fine, talk to different people. I am rarely the person who sits at a corner, sipping my coke, not knowing how to fit in. However, ironically, when it comes to formal situations, I am usually more reserved, because I still struggle with confidence issue when it comes to areas I am unsure of. Well, working on that still, through reading, exploring, trying, listening to people, sharing. :)

The desire to inquire gets stronger when I encountered people who share different lives/mindsets/views of my own. Sometimes, it can be very upsetting/frustrating/annoying/challenging when the other party does not open up as I am trying to understand the world inside the head of another person. This usually leads to two roads: lost of interest or triggered me to be more intrigued. I guess the situation recently was sort of the consequence of an imbalance weighing scale. Hah. Anyway, rest assured that things are under control now. I think. 

Enough of my rambles. Great day, folks. 

Tiff. 

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