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Originally Posted by StbGuy
Yeah, I dunno, I guess so, because they were friends and stuff, but normal people seem to almost feel each other's pain quite literally. I can't even fathom how seeing someone cry can make you cry.
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Interestingly, there's a condition where you feel exactly how the other person is suffering - like (extreme example) if they were shot or stabbed, you'd feel it as if it happened to you. I think neurotypicals experience this on a much lighter scale as a basis for sympathy, whereas for Autistic people sympathy tends to develop more from shared experience. (Just my theory on it)