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Some say there are only two true human emotions: Love and Fear. They are potentially opposites of the same thing. Love for a child will differ from love for a husband, wife, mother or father, long lasting friendship or a forever companion dog.
So, what's empathy and what does empathy look like in the real world? Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. So, there are two types of empathy, affective empathy and cognitive empathy. Affective empathy, also called emotional empathy, is the kind of empathy that we all have inherently. This is where we react to another person's display of emotions. If someone is crying, we get them a tissue.