Guest guest Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 At the support group for the adult children of narcissistic pd parents, one of the members came up with: Happy " I Mothered Myself " Day! I really liked that too and wanted to share it! Also from that group, here is a link to an interesting article discussing the trait of empathy from medical, scientific, moral, ethical, and legal points of view. The main point of the key researcher, Baron-Cohen, is that in his opinion its the lack of empathy that is at the root of all evil, and he's spent a lifetime studying the presence and absence (and gradations) of empathy and attempting to discover why some people have it and some don't. I found it interesting that he discusses that someone with low empathy isn't necessarily " evil. " He categorizes " low/zero empathy positives " as those with autism and similar conditions who may be very intelligent and who choose lifestyles and professions that do not involve much interaction with fellow human beings. He categorizes " low/zero empathy negatives " as those with psychopathy and other personality disorders who actively commit crimes and who repeatedly, chronically inflict suffering and harm on others due to lack of empathy and lack of conscience. Here's the link: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/why-a-lack-\ \of-empathy-is-the-root-of-all-evil-2262371.html -Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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