To sympathize with someone is to have felt the exact emotion tehy are currently feeling at some point yourself. When someone is destressed by something that they are feeling, sympathy can help them to feel better: as though they are not alone in the world. However, pity is entirely different. Though we may feel pity towards one another, to show these feelings of pity can make someone feel worse: weaker or pained. However, there are attention whores who revel in the attention gained from pity and who will intentionally place themselves in precarious situations to gain the attention and pity from others.
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