when I hear of people who have died from any unnatural causes, I feel grief and sadness to their loss - but I do not know them.
2007-08-21 07:23:23 · 8 answers · asked by beevillegarden 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
It's compassion. It may seem bad but it's a good thing to have that most people don't. Don't try to get rid of it.
2007-08-21 07:30:48 · answer #1 · answered by Jo'Dan 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's just the human condition, I suppose. I think a person who DOESN'T feel a certain degree of grief upon hearing of the untimely death of anyone, even a complete stranger, is more abnormal than a person who grieves for the death of someone unknown to him. However, if the grief or sadness you feel for the dead person carries over into your personal life, causes deep depression, or makes you sad for days on end, you might want to see a therapist and talk about why these deaths affect you so. It could be a deep-seated fear of death itself, rather than an actual sadness for a person you never met.
2007-08-21 14:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by fizzygurrl1980 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's natural to grieve for someone that is going through something or who's just passed away. If we didn't feel grief then that would be a problem.
2007-08-21 14:35:17 · answer #3 · answered by Menke007 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
empathy
it makes you think and feel 'wow if that were me or someone ilove i know how that'd feel' and that itself upsets you to think about it and to feel it from not only their view but yours too
also death itself is a very sad event to us, the loss of someone is always upsetting and traumatic whether you know them or not because we know that death means someone gone forever and not coming back
especially if it was a tragic or as you say 'un natural' death because that makes it much more unfair and unable to accept as they didnt get the chance to live as long or healthy as they should have had this not happened.
2007-08-21 14:31:49 · answer #4 · answered by froufrou 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Empathy and compassion. A wonderful way to be, but it can get too much sometimes if you try to take everything on your own shoulders. Try not to get too close to situations that you can't change.
2007-08-21 14:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
this is a good sign it means you have strong empathy and have not been dehumanitzed by moden society
i as a psy student find this refreshing and hope to find more people like you because i am the same way
2007-08-21 14:36:34 · answer #6 · answered by dreamsofinsomnia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, it means you are a beautiful human being with a big heart.
But be careful, if you let that feeling take over, you might end up with depression.
2007-08-21 14:44:36 · answer #7 · answered by Motitad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are just empathetic. Some would even say your soul feels the pain they suffered, or the pain experienced by their loved ones.
2007-08-21 14:31:34 · answer #8 · answered by missvictoria30 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋