Why do I feel no sympathy for others?

People lack normal empathy, or the ability to feel what others are feeling, when something has gone wrong in their brains. It might be the result of a genetic defect, or physical damage due to trauma, or a response to their environment.

Is it normal to not have sympathy?

It is possible for someone to lack empathy and sympathy. This may be due to repressed traumas or even psychopathic tendencies. Lack of empathy and sympathy can lead to problems in one’s personal and professional life. Such people find it difficult to maintain relationships.

What do you do when you can’t feel sympathy?

If you can’t seem to pull yourself to do sympathy, empathy is going to be nearly impossible. Empathy is about embracing pain and realizing that it’s not dangerous. If you want to start trying sympathy and empathy, I recommended addressing your own pain first. Address anything painful. Cry it out.

What’s the difference between sympathy and empathy?

Sympathy isn’t something you feel. It’s something you do – often as a way to acknowledge that someone is having a hard time, but also as a way to avoid feeling their pain along with them. Those who are willing to go a step farther than sympathy, go with empathy. This is a feeling.

Why do I have a lack of empathy?

Laura Wrzeski aptly points out that traumatic brain injury could also cause a lack of empathy. Adding to that it may be your age. Many people prior to twenty-five have trouble feeling these things and that is because their brain hasn’t developed that part of its function yet. This takes time;

Can You Cry about not being able to love or grieve?

But perversely, I can cry about not being able to love or grieve. The range of emotions I can feel, are stunted to say the least and they are all negative. I often observe other people interacting and I can see the obvious bonds they have, or are forming. It is a lonely and desolate place to be, when you feel alien among your own species.