Sentimentalists cannot distinguish their anxiety from their empathy. They confuse their own need to be less anxious in the face of pain with true regard for another. Thus they rescue others. They take over the life of helpless souls. Sometimes they appease others and give up their own souls. Sentimentalists cannot balance sensitivity with awareness.
Peter L. Steinke, How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems, p.58
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