Empathy is the ability to feel the same as the other person. The ability to "read" the mental state of another person in the process of communicating with him. People with this ability are called empaths. Not every person is an empath. But the ability to feel other people as yourself can be developed.
What benefits do you get when you develop empathy?
1. You can experience what another person is experiencing.
2. You can anticipate the behavior and reactions of the other person.
3. Feeling the other person, you can "find an approach" to him.
4. You can feel the motives behind the behavior of the other person.
5. You may feel the interlocutor's sincerity and insincerity.
6. You will be able to master telepathy in the future.
If you want to become an empath, then you need to work on your sensitivity. The exercises are quite simple and even interesting.
1. Include a movie with strong emotional content, usually dramas, war films. Thrillers are best avoided.
Try to put yourself in the shoes of the main character. Try to feel what mood the hero is in in a difficult situation, what is he thinking about? And what is actually going through the actor playing this role? Forget that you are at home in your favorite chair. Imagine that you are on a set or the plot of a movie is the plot of your own life. The same can be done with the hero from the book. Imagine that some book character is you. Imagine how you would act, being in the place of these heroes, having their character and destiny.
2. In the process of communicating with a specific person, try to feel the body of the interlocutor's emanations. Is the person tense or relaxed? Is he comfortable next to you or not? Does anything bother your interlocutor? Try to feel the other person's condition with your skin. Do not answer these questions mentally, try to recognize the signals in your body. How does your body react to communication with this person? Are you shackled, exposed? If you do everything correctly, then you will begin to imitate the interlocutor slightly - you will take a similar posture, you will begin to use similar turns of speech, etc.
3. Try to visualize what the person will do when you observe him. Practice this first with people you know well. But don't warn them of your intention so that their behavior remains natural. Before guessing, first mentally “become” the person you are trying to “read”.
Secret:
Don't expect a specific phrase to appear in your thoughts or a voice that explains how the other person is feeling. Empathy is your sensitivity. You will not know why a person is in this or that state if you are not told. But you will know exactly what the person is experiencing, in what mood the interlocutor is.
Developed empathy will help you discover other abilities as well.
