For my highly empathic friends, this mans work might interest you, especially if youve struggled with long-term illness or depression. He talks about what he calls empathic illness and shares his approach to moving beyond the patterns that contribute to or create it. Step one, determining true responsibility, represents an essential shift for anyone who has a native inclination for heightened compassion and articulates a critical distinction between compassion and over-responsibility/absorption.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 22:05:27 +0000