Hoho for breakfast
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31
Sounds right. I have feelings and a high sense of morality but I'm socially dumb as a rock.
Sounds right. I have feelings and a high sense of morality but I'm socially dumb as a rock.
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The Empathy Quotient - How Empathetic Are You?
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Greedings
Member
I should get tested. Do you win anything for the autism?
brap
Banned
Something interesting to talk to your wife about
Cunth
Fingerlickin' Good!
Rain man-like gambling skills
Cunth
Fingerlickin' Good!
NutJobJim
Papa
Banned
I prefer his evil twin, BlowJobJim.
JimiNutz
Banned
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Papa
Banned
Will a participation trophy suffice?
Cunth
Fingerlickin' Good!
I prefer his sister, BlowJobJenny
888
Member
Catphish
Member
By their gender and skin color, obviously.
How the fuck am I supposed to know what other people are thinking?
/s
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
It's not a bible story, although I have been taught that at school as well! It's from Confucius *. Before I read the bible last year, I always held that as the best moral teaching of the bible. Afterall, in a catholic school I have been taught that Jesus told that story on his travels. I was pretty disappointed to see that the this teaching, which I always thought was much deeper than the positive messages that are in the bible (love your next, don't kill, don't steal, don't lie) was just misattributed.
Sorry for the off topic. Since the test just is one of self-evaluation I will skip the test.
EDIT: * By the way, this specific sentence vanished from the German Wikipedia by now, so I do not know if it really is by Confucius. It definitely is not from the bible though
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royox
Member
So I'm literally a monster...?
I used to care about most things of the people surrounding me. After taking some "real life" hits I just stopped caring. I can understand emotions, I understand and know how I am supposed to act/react at stuff so people around me don't freak out....but Internally I don't care (except family or close friends ofc.)
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Thanks for posting the quiz
Melon
39 out of 80. Most of my answers were "slightly" this or that.
The test is skewed for me. I know I am naturally low on the empathy scale. I am introverted and an asshole.
But over a decade of customer service, supervision/mgmt, and teaching has taught me virtually all of the tricks.
Empathy is a switch I can flip when needed but it is 80% intellectual instead of emotional for me i.e. "Oh, I'm picking up your subtle cues and the implication of your words. Run empathy script. Beep boop".
Melon
39 out of 80. Most of my answers were "slightly" this or that.
The test is skewed for me. I know I am naturally low on the empathy scale. I am introverted and an asshole.
But over a decade of customer service, supervision/mgmt, and teaching has taught me virtually all of the tricks.
Empathy is a switch I can flip when needed but it is 80% intellectual instead of emotional for me i.e. "Oh, I'm picking up your subtle cues and the implication of your words. Run empathy script. Beep boop".
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infinitys_7th
Member
16 out of 80
Seems about right. I've never been social, nor am I emotional. The only person I've ever been close to was my ex-GF, and she was a lot like me in that regard, although she puts on a front a lot better.
Seems about right. I've never been social, nor am I emotional. The only person I've ever been close to was my ex-GF, and she was a lot like me in that regard, although she puts on a front a lot better.
ThatStupidLion
Member
Kirby would say that
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Deleted member 77995
Unconfirmed Member
I think according to this thread I need to step up my Twitter game.
Sqorin Hammerfarf
Banned
Almost certainly not. Autism is a collection of symptoms, not just a lack a empathy. It is EXTREMELY unprofessional for this poll to imply people have autism, but then, there was nothing scientific or professional about it. It’s like those online IQ tests where everybody walks away thinking they have a 170+ IQ. It’s malarkey, but it lets people reaffirm what they already believe about themselves, so sharing gives them a chance to brag. This is empathy bait.
strange headache
Banned
Empathy is neither a vice nor a virtue. As Aristotle would say, when it comes to empathy it's all about the "golden mean". A lack of empathy can turn you into a cold hearted unhelpful prick, but an excess of empathy leads to irrational behavior. Sometimes you need to distance yourself from emotional affects and order to be able to act in a just, fair and impartial manner.
Empathy is basically a function that varies in relation to distance:
Empathy is basically a function that varies in relation to distance:
LaughingStock
Member
17
Shit...
Shit...
God Enel
Member
You've heard of the IQ test, but have you heard of the EQ test? The Empathy Quotient test is a questionnaire to measure your 'levels' of empathy. Please keep in mind that this is to be used casually and will not be 100% accurate, so please don't take it too seriously! Anyway, here is the link to the 60-questions https://psychology-tools.com/empathy-quotient/
Feel free to post your results here! (The higher the number, the more empathy you possess)
Here's my own personal results:
OP we have the same score! What should we do now?
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Wings 嫩翼翻せ
so it's not nice
Something interesting to talk to your wife about
BRAP
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
45 out of 80.
ChuyMasta
Member
Similar score here. I got a 23.
I majored in Applied math and science because I really like logic an thinking.
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GermanZepp
Member
Your score was 51 out of a possible 80.
Scores above 30 are generally not indicative of an Autism Spectrum disorder.
Higher scores indicate greater levels of empathy.
I´m fine
Scores above 30 are generally not indicative of an Autism Spectrum disorder.
Higher scores indicate greater levels of empathy.
I´m fine
off duty ninja
Member
I got a 25 and at first I felt bad. After seeing I'm not alone and feeling stupid for feeling bad to begin with.
Meh...
Meh...
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yeahokaywhatever
Member
Your score was 60 out of a possible 80.
Scores above 30 are generally not indicative of an Autism Spectrum disorder.
Higher scores indicate greater levels of empathy.
Are they shilling therapy as a way to fix this score?
Scores above 30 are generally not indicative of an Autism Spectrum disorder.
Higher scores indicate greater levels of empathy.
Are they shilling therapy as a way to fix this score?
Papa
Banned
You mean to tell me I may not be a Stephen Hawking level super genius?
Wings 嫩翼翻せ
so it's not nice
And here I thought, we would be competing for the highest score.
Wings 嫩翼翻せ
so it's not nice
#Ailynn&AsympaRule #DoublePost #YoureTooSlow #CmonStepItUp
Sqorin Hammerfarf
Banned
I would consider someone with a really high score someone who is socially skilled, but functionally disabled.
Ailynn
Faith - Hope - Love
Although I am thankful for my high levels of empathy, as it has helped me relate to pretty much everyone in my life as well as complete strangers...there is a dark side to having such high empathy levels.
Wings 嫩翼翻せ
, I'm sure you too have dealt with the bad side effects of it as well.
Having such a high level of empathy, while fantastic for making new friends and having instinctual abilities to care for people according to their own individual needs...often leads to us being taken advantage of. We can usually tell when someone is lying very easily, yet we will often still do what they wish in order to help them feel better...when in the long run, it is feeding our emotional energy to them and depleting our own. I often have to take breaks from social interaction because it can become too emotionally draining.
I even have a few Facebook friends who know if they call for help, I will come running...and yet, when I am struggling myself, they do extremely little to even pretend to show they care. If I am unable to help them, then I have a nagging sense of guilt. Honestly, I always have a small persistent level of guilt for being unable to help everyone at any given time. I've even thought about how amazing it would be to have Naruto's Kage Bunshin no Jutsu shadow-clone ability....just so that I could make hundreds of copies of myself with each being able to dedicate herself wholly to each different person's needs.
"Now, let's help everyone out!"
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.
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I know this is ridiculous, and honestly...I'm getting better, but still...I can't help but feel guilty being unable to help everyone that needs it, and I still feel guilty even though I know the task is impossible.
Also, fellow people with high levels of empathy...please be beware of people with narcissistic personality disorder. We are exactly the type of people they are attracted to and seek out to use in every way possible...
Wings 嫩翼翻せ
, I'm sure you too have dealt with the bad side effects of it as well.Having such a high level of empathy, while fantastic for making new friends and having instinctual abilities to care for people according to their own individual needs...often leads to us being taken advantage of. We can usually tell when someone is lying very easily, yet we will often still do what they wish in order to help them feel better...when in the long run, it is feeding our emotional energy to them and depleting our own. I often have to take breaks from social interaction because it can become too emotionally draining.
I even have a few Facebook friends who know if they call for help, I will come running...and yet, when I am struggling myself, they do extremely little to even pretend to show they care. If I am unable to help them, then I have a nagging sense of guilt. Honestly, I always have a small persistent level of guilt for being unable to help everyone at any given time. I've even thought about how amazing it would be to have Naruto's Kage Bunshin no Jutsu shadow-clone ability....just so that I could make hundreds of copies of myself with each being able to dedicate herself wholly to each different person's needs.
"Now, let's help everyone out!"
.
.
.
I know this is ridiculous, and honestly...I'm getting better, but still...I can't help but feel guilty being unable to help everyone that needs it, and I still feel guilty even though I know the task is impossible.
Also, fellow people with high levels of empathy...please be beware of people with narcissistic personality disorder. We are exactly the type of people they are attracted to and seek out to use in every way possible...
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Wings 嫩翼翻せ
so it's not nice
Ailynn
perfectly enunciated post (I always related to Naruto, lol). It's pretty essential for me to bend myself over and then some to help another suffering soul, but a lot of time I feel like that kind of thing cannot be reciprocated based on how most treat me when I'm low, and for that I'm pretty detached.I couldn't help but feel guilt whie writing that last part haha.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Sorry OP I started this but 60 questions? Eff that.
