I think this is less of a lack of empathy and more just bluntness. It’s not that you don’t recognize that they’re having a hard time, you just won’t pretend their behavior is ok to make them feel better

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Similar situation here, I’ve been told I’m very blunt and that I’m not very compassionate/empathetic many times. I tend to be very honest and have a resting face so that doesn’t help lol. But I totally get it, I feel like my empathy is also generally not at the same level as others.

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I have been told by my therapist that I am over empathetic— but I also do this. I think that neurotypicals equate the reasoning behind shitty behavior as an excuse or a way out of accountability, while we can b like “ok yes ur having a shitty time, but I’m almost always having a shitty time and I’m not this bad of an asshole” idk if this makes sense

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