#synpathy

But I have alterhuman friends, and I noticed they get super happy when they see a plush in a store that reminds them of their kintype, and seeing them happy makes me so happy :3

this is alterhuman joy

Synpath: I deeply relate to androids on multiple layers. It affects my identity and my humanity. I feel like I have programs like them, I feel like I percieve the world like they would and sometimes I even get phantom LED. It feels very similar to my theriotype, the only real difference being the fact that it doesn't feel right to call myself a literal android. That's why I say I identify with androids not as them

Echoflect: I relate to Sunny and see myself in him but it doesn't affect my humanity and identity much. He's still very important to me but it impacts more how I see him than me. I use echoflection as a way to explore my experiences that I see in him, as a source of comfort and to signal others that I'm similar to him in some ways

My #1 synpath is among my strongest connections. To the point where it IS in fact a formative part of my identity! Every bit as much as Blue or H|arrowh|ark, past lives that I know are, in fact, My Identity, and to this day form Who I Am. But I am not Ra\/en. Does that make sense? I suspect anyone with a hearttype or copinglink can understand, but I don't know the words to explain how visceral the shifts are, and yet I'm completely separate From Being Her.

She's my spirit guide, she was my tutor in rare cases, she has taken me to my hearthome and my goddess. The last two were hers, first. But not because I Am Her. Because they Became Mine too, Through Her. Does that make sense, too?

When I'm in a synpath shift for her, I can feel myself "copying" her. I know people on the internet like to joke about empaths, but we are, in fact, both empaths. When I "shift" into her, it's not like a new facet of my identity is sparkling light into my physical/mental self. It's not an inner aspect at the core of my being changing how I present MYSELF.

It's like... I'm a mirror, and my reflection shapes itself more like hers, and what I perceive is different, but because I'm receiving it from her. It's half a step removed, because What She Is brings out What I Am, but it's being BROUGHT OUT, it's reflection in the glass, it's echoes resounding. It resonates with me, but it's not SOURCED from me.

I've never seen anyone talking about how empaths' receptions interact with other empaths, for us it forged a connection across the dimensional boundaries, but it IS in fact straight empathy. It's not me, it's Her, Showing Through Me. Like a shadow cast on deep blue tile. Similarities come into focus, but you can discern where the shadow ends and the tile itself is differently colored.

It's so hard to explain without having seen anyone else explain this before...

(Is there a separate word for a synpath when it's a fictional character? Or does the word synpath inherently carry fictional characters under its umbrella?)

It's Not Me, plain and simple. We have an inordinate amount of similarities, we especially did when I was younger, but we're Very Separate People. She's not intrinsically tied into who I am. She was an external force that acted upon my life to shape certain aspects of it, but it was still an outside force.

She impacted me deeply, and continues to do so.

SYMPATHY VS. EMPATHY: One of my personal gifts is encouragement. I love people, and I love helping them. For so many years though, I didn’t realize that my compassion for other people was sympathy-level deep. Although I genuinely cared for people, I can see why I could have been mistakenly perceived as shallow in the past.

Sympathy- feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune.

Empathy- the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

While these two definitions sound similar, they are very different. Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘Put yourself in some one else’s shoes’? That’s exactly the difference- feeling the pain of another person as if it were personally happening to you. I used to be sad and compassionate for others, but so often that would result in throwing out the, “I’m so sorry! I’m praying for you” and actually doing that like one time and that being the end of it. While that isn’t necessarily bad, I believe God calls upon His people to be so much more than that. Sometimes people don’t need you to relate to them by telling them all about your own life, but by simply being there. Listen to them. One of the words that I keep hearing over and over again is intentionality. Be intentional in how you encourage others. I have prayed relentlessly that God would soften my heart and open my eyes to the people around me, that I could genuinely love people by empathizing with them on a different and deeper level. I want to feel so much passion for other people that the thought of anyone else feeling worthless, broken, unloved, purposeless, or lost moves me to tears. I want to be so stirred by broken-hearted people that I have no other instinct BUT to make a difference in the world, that I will be driven to pray for others more than I pray for myself. So be intentional. Can you cry for another as they pour their heart out to you? Can you show them that they are genuinely cared for? Do you feel that your words impact them and let them know they are important? Think about it. Make a conscious effort to be a light to every single person you meet. Your life will be forever changed when you start treating others how you would want to be treated during your own trials and seasons of struggle.

Romans 12:15 -

 "Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.“

Galatians 6:2 -

“Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.”