Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Do you ever feel selfish for not caring enough or showing less empathy? Here’s ...

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We often hear the terms compassion and empathy used interchangeably, but they aren't quite the same. Both involve understanding another person's emotions—yet they have different outcomes. Empathy is ...

More precisely, empathy is the capacity to put yourself into someone else’s position; to understand or feel what they’re experiencing. An early 20C English coinage, it derives from the Greek ἐμπάθεια ...

Note: In this post, I use the terms narcissist, narcissistic, and NPD as shorthand for someone who qualifies for the diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder. One of the most shocking moments in ...