When a friend or family member is struggling with life or a mental health issue, it can be a real drag for you. Who has time to listen to someone painfully open up and confide in you? What you really want to do is just make the problem go away, which is easy when you have useless platitudes at your beck and call. Then you can tell yourself you helped, even if all you are doing is making them shut up about it ...or they stop being your friend. There, that was easy, wasn't it? This skit from Viva La Dirt League may wake someone up to how unhelpful they are being, even though that won't make a difference in someone who just doesn't care.
Then again, if you do care, the first and best thing you can do is listen. Sometime that's all that's needed. If not, be supportive and encourage them to get professional help. -via Geeks Are Sexy
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so true
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