I feel numb to other people's suffering
in Psychology & Therapy ·
I don't really have an overwhelming amount of empathy, I guess—not that I'm cold or anything. I can sit down and talk with someone, offer some advice, and I'm happy to listen, but it doesn't exactly hit me deep in the soul. I know people who will agonize for days over a problem someone shared with them, but for me? It just evaporates after five minutes. Even with people I was actually dating—once a relationship ends, it’s almost like I'm breaking up with a total stranger.