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Knowing Others' Minds Isn't Control
- Caleb rejects the idea that knowledge alone can force action, arguing Macbeth remained responsible despite prophetic knowledge.
- This reflects Caleb's view that awareness of feelings doesn't equate to control over another's choices.
Drowning Emotions Muddy Your Own
- Dr. Bright explains Caleb muddies his feelings by drowning incoming emotions with anger instead of processing them.
- She frames empathic capacity as a gift that requires balancing other people's emotions alongside his own.
Loneliness Can Overpower An Empath
- Caleb observes Adam's loneliness produces a singular, overpowering sadness that drowns out other emotions in a room.
- Dr. Bright suggests that isolated, intense emotions can dominate an empath and block other perceptions.