Comment on SBA #242 Sins and Virtues
essell@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Speaking as a therapist, with a developed sense of empathy, and humor so dark the American police would shoot it, I think it’s possible to sustain both through awareness and choice
popekingjoe@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I walk that line very well. Dark humor helps me cope, and when combined with self-awareness, at least in my experience, allows me to keep my empathy/sympathy muscles well maintained. That is to say, making the dark joke with the awareness of its darkness allows me to continue to feel empathy. I dunno if that makes sense, but that’s how it works in my head and I continue to have an incredible sense of empathy, sometimes even to my detriment.
essell@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah, that fits with my experience. Well said.