Do you think I lack empathy?
“I think you have a tendency to seem disinterested or cold. Which could be interpreted as lack of empathy. But no, I don’t think you lack empathy. Not more than the average person.”
“…I’d say yeah a little bit. I think you have different priorities then the norm that makes you that way… I think you’re a little more selfish due to the fact that you’re always trying to get ahead of the game and improve yourself so you just have a different way of thinking.”
“Hm well i dunno if you lack it or you simply choose not to show it. But sometimes i wish you did? Lol … I think you’ve grown negativily in certain aspects over these past few years.”
“Your family exhibited no examples of empathetic concern. Your template is flawed. It’s awfully hard to re-learn how to approach the world when you’re an adult – once those coping mechanisms have ossified and you’ve managed to find survival strategies that mostly work.”