SUD = substance use disorder for those that don’t know. Imo Empathy = “I feel what you feel”. If you haven’t been through something similar to what someone else has been through, you can not feel what they are feeling, so you are less able to empathise. https://twitter.com/billkinkle/status/1335618549080072193

One may still act compassionately in the absence of having an empathetic connection. It may even be more practical to not be empathetically connected to someone in order to help them in some cases. But in terms of healthcare and social policy, empathy is currently sorely lacking.

Also idk twitter etiquette idk if I was meant to quote tweet my thoughts or do the “lrt” thing n do so afterwards but this was a great thread highlighting the contradictions and pressure put on those in recovery when reintegrating into the “real world”