sensitivity to others' emotions Quotes

It is always so, when we are unhappy we feel more strongly the unhappiness of others; our feeling is not shattered, but becomes concentrated.

When you love people, you give them a priority. You have a sense of urgency about their pain.

Its the people you are close to, the ones who love you, the ones who have seen your heart, who have touched your soul - to them, it is obvious that something is wrong or missing. Your heart and soul are missing. They feel it. It hurts them. It kills them.

The refinement of morality increases together with the refinement of fear. Today the fear of disagreeable feelings in other people is almost the strongest of our own disagreeable feelings.

Neurotics are awfully quick to notice other people's mentalities.

There is desire in those who love to hear about their loved ones' pains.

I was always shy. Writing was my only outlet. Because I always hid in a room, I spent a lot of time watching people. When I was a small child I could detect hidden body language in others only I could see. People's emotions rub off on me. When I told this to my therapist she said, "Well, you're an empath." I thought, "No way. Like Star Trek?" And she clarified: because I am so socially uncomfortable, I have compassion for others who I recognize are also struggling. People with anxiety are acutely aware.

What I mean by "empathy" is putting yourself in other people's shoes, feeling what they feel.

There are times when the mirth of others only saddens us, especially the mirth of children with high spirits, that jar on our own quiet mood.