Empaths: Why We Need to be Aware of the Dark Side of Empathy.

Every “quality” or “good” thing we have comes with its dark side. That includes empathy. Empathy fatigue is a very real thing. It’s that feeling of utter exhaustion you have when you have extended empathy to someone else and not considered yourself enough and then hurt yourself in the process.

When you’ve extended thoughtfulness and empathy to someone else’s situation and then also not had it mirrored back to you for something that you hold dear, that breeds resentment and anger, not a sen...