I struggle to show empathy in real life situations, but I can cry during a movie or reading some sad story. I see stories in my head like movies. So if someone tells me their story, I visualize it easily and I see it literally, but as I sink too deep into my inner vision, I fail to make any eye contact, I fail to show emotions that are expected of me by NTs and I seem to be cold or disinterested, when this is not the case. And yes I struggle to understand situations that I have never found myself in.
