Do you think?

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Do you think when someone sees a tragedy and they cry, they are doing it out of remorse or out of fear that that could have been them? It could have been their leg amputated, their baby missing, or their dead cat.
Is it a “that could have been me” thing? Or a genuine remorse thing?
(I can’t remember where I heard this but it makes sense to me)

Accepted Answer

It’s empathy.

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I am an empath, I feel pain for you.

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Why would I feel remorse for something I didn’t do/cause? I think you mean sympathy or empathy.

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I think it's empathy

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No I cry because I feel the pain in my heart that they have to suffer and hurt. A kid I graduated with was found in his car a few weeks ago in the bdubs parking lot dead, they are assuming carbon monoxide. Awful. So sad words can't express it.

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For me I think it's a combination of both.  I do genuinely feel bad for others, and then my overactive imagination starts with the "could you imagine what it would be like to experience ________" thoughts.

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I don't really know how to answer this question. When I cry from movies it's usually because I'm thinking 'imagine what it would be like if that was me' but that isn't real life so does it even apply here?

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I think it depends on the person. For me, it is remorse except for certain instances. When I first started doing volunteer work at a nursing home, I’d see the sick elderly people. I was afraid for my grandparents to become sick like they were and I was upset out of not wanting to see my grandparents like that. But for other things, it’s definitely remorse.

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depends on the person. im a extremelt empathetic person and feel genuine sadness for others when I hear horrible things happened to them. it's not because I think it could have easily been me, but because I could only imagine how drastically it changed their lives and how hard it must be for them and their loved ones.

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