▁which ▁states ▁if ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁help ▁increases , ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁comp ass ion ▁people ▁would ▁feel ▁toward ▁the ▁people ▁decre ases . ▁Psych ic ▁num bing ▁is ▁also ▁directly ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁comp ass ion ▁as ▁well . ▁Slov ic ▁introduced ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁psych oph ys ical ▁num bing , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁dimin ished ▁sens itivity ▁to ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁an ▁in ability ▁to ▁appreciate ▁loss . ▁ ▁Research ers ▁proposed ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁human ▁mind , ▁large ▁groups ▁are ▁almost ▁st agger ing ▁and ▁therefore ▁they ▁rather ▁particip ate ▁in ▁reg ulating ▁their ▁emot ions ▁to ▁limit ▁their ▁over wh el ming ▁levels ▁of ▁emot ions ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁experiences . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁individuals ▁tend ▁to ▁draw ▁out ▁no ▁em otion ▁reg ulation ▁compared ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁groups . ▁ ▁Psych ology ▁The ▁collapse ▁of ▁comp ass ion ▁happens ▁because ▁people ▁act ively , ▁perhaps ▁sub cons ci ously , ▁reg ulate ▁their ▁emot ions ▁to ▁with hold ▁the ▁comp ass ion ▁they ▁feel ▁for ▁the ▁groups ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁suffer . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁because ▁people ▁are ▁less ▁capable ▁of ▁car ing ▁about ▁plenty ▁suffering ▁rather ▁than ▁individuals ▁who ▁suffer . ▁This ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁put ▁as ▁with hold ing ▁our ▁comp ass ion ▁for ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁suffer ers ▁not ▁being ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁us ▁from ▁birth , ▁rather ▁it ▁is ▁something ▁we ▁do ▁almost ▁act ively , ▁in ▁that ▁moment ▁people ▁act ively ▁reduce