I do volunteer work for two suicide-related charities and, initially, thought I wasn't helping anyone as they would tell about their terrible life circumstances which, in most cases, I was powerless to do anything about as were they (usually). Then I found a pattern of many people saying "thank you for listening to me" and also saying th…
I do volunteer work for two suicide-related charities and, initially, thought I wasn't helping anyone as they would tell about their terrible life circumstances which, in most cases, I was powerless to do anything about as were they (usually). Then I found a pattern of many people saying "thank you for listening to me" and also saying that NO ONE else seemed interested in them or how they felt and realized most people just want someone to hear what they have to say. I've found just asking friends and family "how are you feeling these days?" can often get an honest answer vs. the more casual/standard "How are you?" to which everyone says "fine" or "good."
I do volunteer work for two suicide-related charities and, initially, thought I wasn't helping anyone as they would tell about their terrible life circumstances which, in most cases, I was powerless to do anything about as were they (usually). Then I found a pattern of many people saying "thank you for listening to me" and also saying that NO ONE else seemed interested in them or how they felt and realized most people just want someone to hear what they have to say. I've found just asking friends and family "how are you feeling these days?" can often get an honest answer vs. the more casual/standard "How are you?" to which everyone says "fine" or "good."