tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post4310170898737601621..comments2024-01-31T09:36:11.225-05:00Comments on Two Spirits - One Halle: Finding the Upside of DepressionHallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-22365663141609834492017-01-25T06:46:25.486-05:002017-01-25T06:46:25.486-05:00I'm not sure that offering help can be anythin...I'm not sure that offering help can be anything more than saying "what can I do to help you?" Sometimes what the person says they want is not what they need, and sometimes you cannot in good conscience provide what they think they need. <br /><br />Trying to be very careful here because I have no expertise; this is only how I feel about being a friend to someone who is deep into Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-14497510712323598762017-01-25T01:13:51.967-05:002017-01-25T01:13:51.967-05:00Hi Halle,
I share Tom’s view on a splendid post ...Hi Halle, <br />I share Tom’s view on a splendid post about an important subject. I agree with your comments that listening (or just being there) creates the better opportunities to understand and or share the feelings of others, to possibly offer really good practical help. <br />But if nothing else there must be some rub off in appreciation in the realisation that someone really cares Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-38782403226785838962017-01-24T16:39:23.585-05:002017-01-24T16:39:23.585-05:00The first doctor who gained my trust and then help...The first doctor who gained my trust and then helped provide access to the resources that made all the difference had no knowledge at all of my situation. She could have said that this was beyond her and refer me to a psychiatrist, but instead listened carefully, and asked me to come back after she had learned something of my situation from the internet and whatever resources she could find. <br Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-59574919502947913892017-01-24T14:03:51.489-05:002017-01-24T14:03:51.489-05:00A wonderful post, with much to think about. But wh...A wonderful post, with much to think about. But what does one do if one meets a situation in which empathy does not seem to be possible? Is there an alternative other than glib sympathy? How do I match up with these characters, trying to operate in this hurting world?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.com