Nalooy man gaod ako pagtan-aw
sa ija samtang tag-isgan sija. Compassion literally
means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the
feeling that arises when you are confronted with another's suffering and feel
motivated to relieve that suffering.
When
one feels the pain of being humiliated, the person understands how this can be
felt inside. But there are those who are incapable of being compassionate.
According
to Lonezak (2019), compassion is as vital to life as the air we breathe. For in
the absence of compassion, how many benevolent, selfless and heroic deeds fail
to happen throughout history?
What
happens when you don’t feel it? Is it possible to lack compassion altogether?
And if so, is this a sign of a mental health condition?
Being
highly critical with others; unable to control emotions; immune or unaware of
others’ feelings; accuse people of being highly-sensitive/emotional;
over-reacting; behaving inappropriately and insensitively; can NOT be happy for
others and have troubles in maintaining relationships are few symptoms of
having lack of compassion.
People
who lack empathy may have grown up around parents and other family members who
had trouble regulating their own emotions or exhibited insensitivity or little
compassion toward them. Or, they’ve dealt with other difficult situations that
have caused them to shut down. A lack of compassion is also characteristic of
personality disorders like narcissistic personality disorder and antisocial
personality disorder (Berlinsky-Schine, 2022).
Lacking
the ability to feel, understand and resonate with another’s feelings is categorized
as empathy deficit disorder (EDD). This results in difficulty forming and
maintaining relationships for both the individual who lacks empathy and
potential friends and loved ones.
Indeed,
it is no wonder why people only have few friends that even their relatives are
avoiding them.
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