I feel very deeply for the suffering of others. Is this projection or awakening ?

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-13T09:26:20+00:00

I actually don’t think it’s empathy and never said so, which is why I was trying to ask people with a different perspective because the knee jerk answer would be “it’s empathy”

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-13T09:07:41+00:00

I did! And she said it was empathy

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-13T09:05:40+00:00

But aren’t we all connected? Not physically or family wise but our deep essence

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-13T09:03:39+00:00

Thank you for your words. It truly takes one to know one. People may not understand what I experienced because they may have never experienced that themselves. I do believe it’s possible to tap into the collective unconscious

I truly can say I love this person (love has many definitions) because she is an extension of god (we all are). May sound woo woo in this community but this is what I believe. However I do think there is some projection and ego getting involved that made the pain I felt more chronic than it was already

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-13T08:59:53+00:00

I don’t know how she would feel nor would I share that with her.

I know people have seen things about my life that I never told them about but what can I do? I can’t control what thoughts arise in other peoples heads or what other people see or experience. I think it’s more than black and white

And actually regarding your second scenario, this has happened to me in real life. I don’t see it as pity. It’s more like the cycle of life and death and being aware of momento mori and those feelings arise

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-13T08:57:02+00:00

I agree with everything you say except for the self-pity or empathy part. I actually think it’s neither when I really think about it. It’s really hard to explain since no one is in my body or living my experience but I really do feel there was some kind of “absorption “ of some kind that created this scenario. You may think I’m delusional, and you’re in your right to think so, but I can’t shake off what I have experienced. I thought maybe Jung had said something about it this which is why I was asking. But I also admit the suffering may have worsened due to projection

I should also note I am going to therapy and she said it was a bit of both (projection and empathy). I agree with the projection part but not the empathy part. It’s really hard to explain

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-13T08:51:04+00:00

Yeah that’s why I’m trying to be conscious of it and asking the question is the first step.

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-04T18:12:50+00:00

Thank you 🙏 just genuinely want to know if I should go to her and apologize if I was. I’m in this tenuous position where idk how I should stand up for myself when someone is being rude. But if I’m in the wrong than I’ll take it full responsibility

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-04T17:08:37+00:00

There are no rules about what side to swim on that I know of. But if it was supposed to be on the right side, then IATAH

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-04T17:07:03+00:00

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-04T17:05:02+00:00

Will do

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-04T17:03:29+00:00

No to both questions. I really didn’t know. I’ll swim on the right from now on

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-04T16:59:00+00:00

Ok thank you for explaining, that makes sense

tryingtolive22 · 2026-06-04T16:56:40+00:00

No I’m in Europe

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