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Re: How do I give help? » Miss Honeychurch

Posted by shortelise on August 27, 2004, at 17:43:09

In reply to How do I give help?, posted by Miss Honeychurch on August 27, 2004, at 14:22:01

It all depends on how close a friend she is.

If this were someone close to me, sister close, good friend close, someone I love, I would say to her face to face: you may not want to hear this from me, but I love you and I think you are depressed.

I would tell her all the things I see about her that make me feel she may be depresssed, tell her the changes I've seen, and express my concern in a loving way.

I would let her know that I can put her in touch with resources that could help her through it.

At times it has been because of the honesty of friends that I have been able to see truths that were otherwise obscured.

If she works with the terminally ill, isn't there some kind of program available to her through her job? It seems inconceivable to me that any agency working with terminally ill patiens could be without counselling services for their employees!

If she is not a close friend, maybe you could talk with a close friend of hers, or maybe a sister. It would be very difficult for me to hear anything like this from someone to whom I am not very close.

Hope this helps. She's lucky to have such caring friends as you.

ShortE


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