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Northwestern University scientists find we lack compassion for those with similar problems

You should never judge someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes. Researchers claim that having experience of the same problems as someone else could make you less empathetic to their plight. Researchers claim that having experience of the same problems as someone else could make you even less empathetic to their plight. 'We found that people who endured challenges in the past - like divorce or being skipped over for a promotion - were less likely to show compassion for someone facing the same struggle, compared with people with no experience in that particular situation. 'This means that many people may be instinctively seeking compassion from the very people who are least likely to provide it,' the researchers say, writing in Harvard Business Review.

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