I can only imagine. Speaking of sympathy, did you know that it comes from Greek words? "Syn" means together and "pathos" means feeling
The Greeks knew the feeling well, with ''syn'' meaning together and ''pathos'' meaning feeling. It's important to be sympathetic to feel a sense of community, even with yourself.
The Inner critic in me is very intense. I understand. But do you have a some self-compassion? This is when you extend compassion to yourself when you perceive failure, for exemple I try, but i just can't control myself most of the time. I see, this extended compassion can also happen in moments of perceived general suffering or failure also. So that you know. My lack of sympathy is my biggest problem.
Sympathy (from the Greek words ''syn'' ''together'' and ''pathos'' ''feeling'' which means ''fellow-feeling'') is the perception, understanding, and reaction to the distress or need of another life form.