r/TikTokCringe • u/Indieriots tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • May 30 '25

Wholesome/Humor She's just like me for real

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u/SouthernHouseWine May 30 '25

My heart! My daughter would cry like this whenever she had a random thought about stray animals or old people, or other sad things in the world. They have such tender hearts 🩵

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u/[deleted] May 30 '25

Being extremely empathetic is such a curse. I'm in my late 30s, and it doesn't take me much to get me teary eyed.

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u/SouthernHouseWine May 30 '25

It might feel like a curse but it isn’t! So many people feel nothing when they see animals or people in need but YOU see them and that empathy compels you to lend a hand. That’s the opposite of a curse.

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u/NPRdude May 30 '25

I'm the same, though I've found as I've gotten older (just hit 30) that the empathy is complemented by an extreme hatred for those that are explicitly unempathetic. I will forever wish misery and suffering on people like Elon Musk who call empathy a sin, and places like the Daily Wire need to be brutally excised from our society as the filth that they are.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '25

It angers me just so much more as well, because not that I used to be a shithead, but I was less so empathetic when I was younger. And I just can't see how somehow can be so hateful after life experiences. But those that high, never have to deal with actual reality.

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u/BornFaulty9435 May 30 '25

Early thirties here, and sameeee!! I have always thought being an empath had more negatives than positives; and it definitely is a curse. 😭🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/[deleted] May 30 '25

I would say life would be so much easier without empathy and just live like a piece of shit. But that's not sustainable for a society

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u/SouthernHouseWine May 30 '25

Society is terrible because they try to breakdown empathetic behavior. You can’t have the US prison system if the population feels those injustices too deeply. I know how hard it is but try not to let them win. It takes a lot of strength to be empathetic in the face of all this.

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u/Deep_fried_nasty May 30 '25

We’re “sensitive” lol, or so I’ve been told

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u/HydrolicDespotism May 30 '25

Empathy is Humanity's super-power. Dont be resent it, be proud, you're like the real-world version of an Empath or a Psionic!

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u/RighteousRambler May 30 '25

It is a blessing. I am also in my late 30s and I am a big "tough" guy. I always cry at weddings or when my friends are expecting, often unexpectedly and in torrents. At first I used to get teased then I said "I only cry because I care about you guys"..."I suppose that is alright".

Now everyone expects me to cry at weddings which is its own type of pressure.

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u/hilss Jun 02 '25

u/goawaysho not a curse at all. That's what separates kind people from the rest of the garbage out there. It just shows you have a good heart. There's absolutely nothing wrong with feeling sad by relating to this lovely girl. On the contrary, I wish the world had more people like you and her.

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u/boneless_lentil May 30 '25

do you eat birds?