Sympathy is understanding someone's emotions and empathy is feeling them. Reviewed by Sabrina Romanoff, PsyD Has someone ever said you were being "too empathetic" or that someone else was "just being ...

Having sympathy for someone means you feel sorry for them and their predicament. On the other hand, empathy involves putting yourself in their shoes and understanding why they feel a certain way.

A card or quick text message (and maybe even a sympathy gift) may not feel like much, but anyone who has dealt with any stages of grief will say that any of it is a welcome salve for the heart ...

Mum and Millie: There’s one thing the author wishes she could tell people who might “glance our way and feel a pang of sympathy”.Credit: Jacqui Turner Millie started school last month ...