Striking the Right Balance
I was listening to Oprah Winfrey’s interview which she did few years back where she was talking about empathy and she said,” When I was a news reporter it was so unnatural for me to cover somebody’s tragedies and difficulties and not feel anything about it. I would go back after a fire; I would take blankets for people.” She later on adds that her boss said to her that you have to just report, and you cannot be so empathetic and that felt unnatural to her. This got me thinking about, till what extent empathy, being sensitive is good and where do you draw that line where it becomes a burden for you. By definition, being empathetic is showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. Empaths are usually sensitive people who are over thinkers and over analyzers. They are highly intuitive, creative and are people who feel everything deeply. People who know me well know that I am an overthinker and a sensitive person. I can have sleepless nig