What if someone “rejects” your compassion?

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Step 1: This question makes sense only if you genuinely believe that you are acting with compassion in response to your perception of Alex’s suffering. Which means the first thing to do then is to check-in with yourself:

#1: Is Alex reacting because you are being “fake compassionate”? If yes, ask yourself if you have the capacity to be compassionate in that moment, because being…