I dont care about other problems sometimes

So i have this problem where i cant seem to care about other peoples problems, and before you say is due to low empathy, I cry over sad stories and **** like that on the internet like stories of bad stuff happening to people idk. But my problem is with real people and sometimes posts people make. Like i will help with the problem if i can but i don't really care to much about it. Most of the time it just seems like an annoyance (i don't tell anyone this cause they would find that rude) Other people complaining to me is also a mild annoyance, i have more leniency with friends on this but with others i simple cant give a **** ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ family is not exempt from this. But in the end i care more about animals then i do about humans. And is gets very draining to try to care about others, is there anything i can do to fix this?

What you are describing is normal. Don't worry too much about it. We cannot express empathy toward all people and for all situations. Be yourself, just don't hurt others by being actively malicious or blunt if you find something silly or annoying, because we usually don't understand the actual situation of others and how they feel.

Well, each one has different levels of empathy.. I too have problems with that sometimes, for example I don't really care fo most of my relatives, even though that makes me feel guilty, but that's how I feel. So I understand what you mean.

Actually, a lot of people don't care to invest their time helping others or spending time listening to others talk about their problems. It doesn't mean they don't have empathy either, sometimes they are dealing with their own challenges and they just don't feel comfortable focusing on the challenges of others because it can end up with them being reminded of their own challenges that they have not resolved themselves.

This is why a lot of people keep their distance. Some individuals who struggle can be emotional vampires too, that can be very draining. You just need to figure out what you are comfortable giving and not feel bad if you don't have the patience.

For me it depends on the person and situation. For the most part I only truly care about the people who have shown me love and support, mostly because these are the ones I actually get close to. For everyone else, it's just not the same...even if I show support, it doesn't really affect me.

As for sad stories, I only get upset if it's something I can relate to. For instance, if someone commits s. Because of mental illness, or recently a girl who has been missing for almost 30 years and her mother is still looking for her, because I recently lost a child.

But overall, I tend to care about animals more than humans-pitbull discrimination upsets me a lot.

For me, action is worth more than emotion. If I am sick and someone volunteers to go to the store for me I really appreciate that. Even if they don't feel for me. What bugs me are all people would do feel for me but they just sit home and feeeeel and do nothing!

I found when I finally left all the people in my life that had no abiluty to emotionally connect & ended up moving to a small town 2100 miles away where people weren't so superficial, my caring came out for others when I endedup feeling cared about. Which was strange because I lived in the first area for 54 years of my life & moved to where I didnt know anyone & in 9 years, I now have a completely different & caring life around caring people. There are a few I avoid getting close to but there are so few in this community like that compared to where I lived before....Los Angeles where people dont even know their neighbors to a small town in Kentucky where neighbors are even better than family ever was. That makes a huge difference in how we feel abiut others