Having to much empathy is going to kill me one day.
So i feel like everyone at one point or another imagines what they would do if someone tried to cause harm to them. Well in my case i have very high anxiety so it happens a-lot. My problem is im very empathetic. I mean to the point i feel bad when the criminal gets beat or hurt in some way. Not necessarily when they get caught but i do catch myself thinking that, that is someone’s child and when they were a kid they never thought life would be like this. So my problem is no matter what i imagine in my little head i truly don’t think i could take someone’s life to save myself or someone i love. The guilt would eat me alive for the rest of my life. I don’t even think i could pepper spray someone to get out of a dangerous situation. The absolute agony they would be in, would make me want to help them. It’s like i walk around with pre-downloaded Stockholm syndrome. How do i change this mindset and what is your take on this? Just curious.