FIVE SECRETS OF INTIMATE COMMUNICATION(SKILL2) [MENTAL HEALTH]

LISTENING SKILL 2 : EMPATHY

Empathy means that you try to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and understand what they are thinking (Called ”thought empathy”) and feeling (called ” feeling empathy”) Thought and feeling empathy are crucial to practically any conversation.

Thought empathy: Repeat out loud what the other person is saying so they will know you got the point. You can ask a question to see if you got it right. Let’s assume your lover has been acting distant and he says,” I feel our relationship has no real future. There’s too much of an age difference .” Reflect it back to him in a quiet manner.” No real future? Apparently you feel the age gap is too great. Can you tell me about how you feel about this? Don’t say this sarcastically of defensively . Try to convey a spirit of genuine curiosity . Your goal…