Toxic Empathy: What is It and Can You Really Be Too Empathetic?

From an early age, we are taught that too much of everything is very bad.
But does that also refer to the ‘good things’? I am talking about positivity, empathy, and the like.
Well, many researchers and writers have established that too much positivity, otherwise known as toxic positivity, surely is not a good thing.
More recent studies on human emotions are also showing that empathy, one emotion that is essential in our interactions with others, can be too much in some cases.
At face value, it is definitely not simple to understand why and how one can ever have too much empathy. Well, I did a deep dive into the issue so you don’t have to.
In this article, I will help you understand what empathy is as well as what toxic empathy looks like.