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I work on a crisis line for my internship and I have
volunteered on this line for many years previous to my internship starting and
I think one of the things most wanted by callers is validation. It is the same
thing Oprah said she discovered about her guests on her talk show over the
years. People want to be heard; they want to feel important to someone.
Attentively listening without judgment is major in helping a person in
distress. This is a wonderful quality to have in a friend. Someone who allows
us to be human and to vent when needed helps tremendously in enabling us to
process what is going on in our lives without having to worry about this person
looking down their nose at us or spreading our business around.
I’ve numbered the support suggestions on GoodLifeZen.com,
hopefully they will help:
1
“Make contact…
2
Listen to the story…
3
Be there emotionally…
4
You probably don’t know how your friend
feels…
5
Don’t push…
6
Help make decisions…
7
Offer practical help...
8
Bring food…
9
Know that emotion comes in waves…
10
Let your
friend cry…
11
Be a
buddy…
12
Be aware
of your triggers…
13
Get
professional help on board…
14
Rally
support…
15
You will
get through this…
16
Be
patient…
17
Encourage
basic functioning…
18
Know that
nighttime is often the hardest time…
19
Don’t
support drinking too much or other reckless behavior…
20
Take care
of yourself…
21
Check in
over time…”
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