I was just wondering if... you guys have found... that through understanding your own pain, you were more or less senstive to the pain of others.

For me, I find that- the people that others get frustrated over- i just cant. Unless I can tell that what they are doing is deliberate AND malicious... I am usually inclined towards the train of thought of... feeling bad that THEY feel bad enough to be doing whatever it is they are doing. Lots of times the most dysfunctional people... they dont mean to be. Most people dont mean to hurt others. And much of the time it comes from pain. And therefore, I have just a relaly hard time being angry at PEOPLE. I CAN be angry at situations- but people...

I have a hard time not empathizing with like... pretty much anyone who shows even the least bit of confusion/vulnerability FOR ANY REASON... because I can just realate so strongly to those feelings- the feeling of being confused and lost in general.

Anyways. So I was wondering- have your own experiences with MI lead you to be MORE or LESS empathetic- or just... how has it impacted you in general?