[header] How to show compassion to others when you have depression [title] Get in touch with your empathy. [step] Depression can lessen your ability to feel empathy by making you feel numb and disconnected from other people. However, being empathetic is an important part of becoming compassionate.
[header] How to show compassion to others when you have depression [title] Get in touch with your empathy. [step] Depression can lessen your ability to feel empathy by making you feel numb and disconnected from other people. However, being empathetic is an important part of becoming compassionate.
Remind yourself that these feelings are human and necessary at times and that you aren't beating yourself up for feeling them. [substeps] Research suggests that being empathetic-in which you give yourself attention for pleasure and feeling free to be with people-is a ten percent better chance for getting over depression. To strengthen your empathy muscle, imagine someone you love feeling sad or in pain, and try to capture that emotion in yourself. [substeps] For a more advanced empathy exercise, imagine the pain of a stranger instead of someone you already care about. To develop your empathy, try : [substeps] Being helpful and understanding. Making much of your life revolve around your depression. In particular, empathy, along with compassion, can teach you new ways to get to know yourself better. [substeps] Identify which feelings and emotions you are feeling from others, and then try to accept that those feeling are not reality, just emotion.