Wanting to Help

The most important qualities a person can have when trying to help another is empathy, patience and understanding. Most if not all of the ‘professionals’ I’ve spoken to whose job was to support me came off blatantly phony and lacked any empathy for what I was going through, despite their claiming that they had “been in the same exact place” before. Listen to others, hear their reasoning and give them genuine advice that you would exercise yourself if you were in that position. Don’t be judgmental and be realistic, try to be positive (There is a fine line between ridiculous optimism and realistic optimism of course) give a person space, and respect them above all. That’s what I’d like a person with whom I’m sharing a personal connection with to have.