Empathy Overdrive Gifts

"I'm not angry with you, I'm angry with life!"

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

"I think the most rewarding part of caring for elderly parents is when they call you because they don't want to bother the 9-1-1 people."

"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."

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

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

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

"You can't possibly know how I feel. Everybody likes you."

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

'Why don't you try seeing it from your point of view?'

Prejudice/Empathy

"Remember, the road to recovery begins with baby steps."

"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.

"I feel your pain level."

"I learned one thing today. Attitude trumps aptitude!"

The Female Brain and The Other One

'Adam seems depressed - He needs camaraderie or something.'

'This is Martins, the office I was telling you about. She's got a real knack for texting people down from window ledges!'

"We're not laughing at you, sweetie. We're laughing at something you don't understand."

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

"What a sad species humans are!"

Tangled Earphones Support Group.

World Hunger Conference.

Spoiler alert: most of my presentation is actually a series of trigger warnings.

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

"I know. I miss him, too."

"I'm not asking for a raise. All I'm asking for is a little warmth and human understanding."

Refugee Crisis

'Do you want to reschedule? Normally he has a magnetic personality, but today he seems to have reversed polarity.'

"Cops don't get me. Sure, they got me – but they'll ever get me."

Couple

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