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Encourage your partner to sympathize
Feeling pity for someone is doable for an emotionally shortsighted partner. However, the partner needs to avoid the temptation to save and rescue. For example, "I'm sorry your dog died. I bought you a puppy so that you can feel better. You'll thank me later."
It is better to sympathise and encourage instead. "I am sorry your dog died. I feel bad for you. I hope you feel better tomorrow." It may sound hollows, but it provides support.
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Incorporating cognitive empathy
Due to the partner's hardships accessing empathy, he or she could consider incorporating cognitive empathy.
Intellectualisation, a defence mechanism, may allow the person to think logically about another person's experience and analytically show th...
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The emotionally intelligent person
A person who possesses emotional intelligence regularly shows empathy, self-awareness and social awareness.
- Empathy - the ability to understand another person's experience from their perspective.
- Self-awareness requires a person to self-refl...
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The emotionally unavailable person
People often find themselves involved with an emotionally unavailable person at some point. The person with deficits in emotional intelligence turn things around on others, avoid taking personal responsibility, and defends their position at all cost.
A person who cannot su...
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Know when to offer empathy and sympathy
Assist a partner in recognising when to offer cognitive empathy and sympathy. Remind them that when a person shows they are upset, the focus needs to remain on that person until they feel understood.
That means fully listening to the person and only providing an opinion or...
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You gaslight your partner
The aim of Gaslighting is to deny the other person's reality or experiences. It is a sign that you don't really believe your partners' feelings are real.
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To-Do List To Support Your Recovery From Sickness
- Accept that you are unwell, and be realistic about it, reminding yourself that you will get better
- Do not indulge in self-pity or unnecessary distractions.
- Be caring, patient and kind to yourself for a change.
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Don't be afraid to ask again
Although it might feel terrifying, when you forget someone's name, it's much more shameful to mistakenly call them with a different name. Asking the other person for their name again means that you're trying to do better by that person.
Name = Apology + Detail about the other person + ...
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