By the larger part of society that's made of empaths, how is it?... I know how it feels, I just can't seem to find the words to suit it right.. I'm sure some of you know how it feels aswell. This is your territory to express yourself.
"Learning to fake what exactly?"
The expected responses. It's not exactly fun to single yourself out.
"And which specific instances?"
Empathy through widespread tragedy tends to come up often, like giving a crap about 9/11 for an overused American example.
There's other cases too, but it tends to be cases where everyone is feeling one thing, they form an ingroup from it, and then single out those who clash with the expectation passively forming.
No. People accepting me is one thing. Who I truly am, well, yeah, I'm sure if people got to know me they'd accept me. Well, then again, possibly not. That's more probable.
I've never had any problems accepting anyone else (or they've been reasonably fleeting). I mean even people who have done me serious wrong in my life, I sort of "try" to empathize, or put my feet into their shoes.
Can I accept other people for being total fuckups? Sure... will other people accept me when/if I don't beg for sympathy? Probably not.
I don't believe I can get into anyone's head/mindset/history exactly, so empathy is superficial at best. I will never truly understand who someone else is. That's too arrogant. But I try...
Will I ever be accepted for who I "truly" am... I'd love to know how someone can know who I am "truly".
I know I'm different from other people. I've always felt different, and I've been told I'm different from other people. A lot of other people I've known don't seem to think the same way I do. I usually have to fake who I am to blend in, to be accepted. The moment I don't, I get treated like an outcast. It makes me feel isolated from society at times.
When I was growing up, I felt like an alien among the humans, studying them, learning how to interact with them. Now, I often feel like the only normal person on a strange planet.