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andrewduckerYou know, when Diana died, I felt a bit upset, mostly for the sake of her two young kids. But the Queen Mum dying made me feel precisely nothing.
I've noticed recently that 'sad' events frequently don't make feel sad at all. What makes me feel sad is the reaction of people to the events. So watching films in which someone is killed (unless I felt some sympathy for that specific person) didn't actually upset me, but people being upset by it actually made me feel terrible.
As my sympathy for other people has increased, I've felt more and more upset by the thought of other people being unhappy, and less and less upset by actual events themselves. I have no idea if this is healthy or not, and no idea how I'd find out.
I've noticed recently that 'sad' events frequently don't make feel sad at all. What makes me feel sad is the reaction of people to the events. So watching films in which someone is killed (unless I felt some sympathy for that specific person) didn't actually upset me, but people being upset by it actually made me feel terrible.
As my sympathy for other people has increased, I've felt more and more upset by the thought of other people being unhappy, and less and less upset by actual events themselves. I have no idea if this is healthy or not, and no idea how I'd find out.
