Empath Gifts

Depression.

"Son, they say your generation doesn't have as much to look forward to as my generation did. Do you want to talk about it?"

"I have to go out and I hate to leave her all alone in the house — she looks anxious..." "He's going out again and I can't go. He'll be out there with total strangers — he looks worried..."

Complaints

Kiosk in large lobby with sign above it labeled 'Empathy'.

"Thanks for walking a mile in my shoe but it's beginning to hurt now."

"I can't decide if we're good people who are bad at communicating, or monsters who communicate perfectly."

"Postwar is hell."

Prejudice/Empathy

"We hope seeing a marriage counselor maybe could make one of us less stubborn!"

"You think you're a monster because you have poor self image."

'I get the feeling you're wagging your tale on the outside and crying on the inside.'

"Now that I've swung back to depression, I'm truly sorry for what I did when I was manic."

Can't even hold signs well.

The Female Brain and The Other One

"What a sad species humans are!"

World Hunger Conference.

'We finally learned to communicate, and he's worse than I thought he was!

'The good news is that it's not your fault.'

School nativity. Boy says: 'If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this drama ...'

Mood swings: Swing 1 - 'Looks like it's going to be another wonderful day!' Swing 2 - 'Who CARES link brain! I hope it rains acid!!' Swing 3 - 'I think i'm going to CRRRY!'

Couple

"I'm not a mad dog. But I'm not particularly happy either."

"Don't judge me until you've walked a mile on my medication."

Wife takes husband's place in the pub

'To foster a sense of trust, I always like to end each session with a group hug.'

"Naturally you have trouble getting in touch with your innermost feelings. You're a hollow choclate bunny."

'You know me, I'm a problem solver. I listen. I flirt with understanding. I move on.'

"Any improvement since I brought the balloon?"

Bring your problems to work day.

A psychic mows the lawn.

The invention of a hat that reveals emotions

Come back in, no one will laugh at you.

Warring parents

'What's the point of suffering from depression if nobody notices?'