Valuing Yourself

Empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. People who feel empathy for others know how they are feeling or thinking at any given time.

When you are very different from someone else, this can be difficult. It may help to think about how you might think and feel if you were in their situation. However, it's important to try to think about how the other person feels or thinks, instead of how you do.

Research shows that the more empathy you feel for someone, the less likely you are to be aggressive toward them.