2. Emotional empathy

Emotional empathy is when you physically feel another person's emotions alongside them. It’s concerned with feelings, physical sensations, and the mirror neurons in the brain.

Example of emotional empathy : You would use emotional empathy when crying with others at a wedding or feeling a visceral human response when you see someone fall off a bike.

Pros: This is a very important type of empathy to have because we can respond and even comfort our friends and family when they are going through something. By doing so, you build close interpersonal relationships.