When was the last time you tired yourself out trying to explain for what feels like the hundredth time how your feelings were impacted by someone's behavior, twisting yourself into a pretzel to convey why their behavior was not okay, only to have them fail yet again to see where you’re coming from? Have you ever wondered whether they’re not grasping the point because they can’t….or perhaps because they actually just don’t want to? You might be fighting a losing battle against your partner’s Empathy Deficit.
The always nuanced and truly dialed-in Dr. Peter Salerno joins me again this week on the podcast to discuss the concept of an Empathy Deficit, and the difference between sympathy, empathy and compassion. Does the empathy deficit exist on a spectrum, can it be cured…and how much does it matter if your partner never really gets where you’re coming from? Is it enough for them to at least try to learn how to 'go through the motions'?
According to Dr. Salerno, there are ways to make sense of what is or is not being made available to you in your relationship; but the key isn’t just determining what cognitive/emotional potential is sitting across from you at the dinner table; its figuring out whether that is enough for you...and what you’re going to do about it.
For more on Dr. Peter Salerno: https://www.drpetersalerno.com/
For our first interview with Dr. Salerno on Discerning Between Connection And Attunement: https://youtu.be/3XK4kNzuMV4
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