The Dark Side of Empathy

In today’s video, we learn about the hidden dangers of empathy and how it can lead to burnout and negative impacts on your mental health. Check out Dr. K’s Guide To Mental Health: Not sure where to start? Take our guide module quiz: Join this channel to get access to perks: ▼ Timestamps ▼ ──────────── 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - Emotional Contagion 03:49 - Vicarious Trauma 07:23 - Being taken advantage of 14:42 - How sociopathy affects empathy 19:39 - “Mind-blindness” 24:07 - Compassion over Empathy 27:11 - The role of confidence 28:53 - Internal conflict 32:47 - Conclusion ──────────── Learn more about the research that goes into making our videos: Find us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and more here: @healthygamer DISCLAIMER Healthy Gamer is an online community and resource platform for gamers and their families. It does not provide medical services or professional counselling, and it is not a substitute for professional medical care. Our coaches are peer supporters, not professionally trained experts, and they cannot provide medical service. If you or a loved one are experiencing an emergency, please call your nation’s emergency telephone number. All guests of Healthy Gamer are informed of the public, non-medical nature of the content and have expressly agreed to share their story.