Sympathy Advocates Gifts

"So Teddy's peaked too soon again" "Cut him some slack Chet, he's got a headache!"

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."

"Just don’t tell the other vultures. I’ll never hear the end of it."

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

Prejudice/Empathy

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

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

Can't even hold signs well.

"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."

"I feel your pain level."

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

The Female Brain and The Other One

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

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

"I know. I miss him, too."

Tangled Earphones Support Group.

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

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

Refugee Crisis

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

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

Please Give

Milton wonders if it would be possible to substitute scotch and sex for tea and sympathy.

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

"...Everyone you meet on the way up, you'll meet again on the way down."

"I pick up on people's pain, Alexander. What's wrong?"

"Matt, you look like you just saw a ghost who fired you!"

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

'There you go again - trying to solve my problems. I am not asking you to do that. I just want you to listen to me.'

"If you think this is bad, you should see what they do to themselves"

"We'll soon have you sorted out, Mr. Fenton."

'This training session is all about challenging assumptions. For example you see someone looking depressed, dishevelled, unkempt it's easy to jump to conclusions. But they may not be a social worker, they may be a client!'

"Your free-floating anxiety is floating over to me."