Do’s and Dont’s
DO
- Listen without judgement
- Ask “How can I Help You”
- Let them know you care
- Validate their feelings
- Let them you want to hear-they are not burden
- Listen with the intention , not to fix
- Ask when you have time to listen
- Be patient
- Keep in touch even if you get no response
- Empathize
DONT’S
- Don’t interrupt or speak over
- Don’t tell them how they should feel
- Don’t jump in with solution
- Don’t belittle their feelings
- Don’t pressure them to speak
- Don’t tell them the illness or feelings they have are a choice
- Don’t say you just need to …..(its not that simple)
- Don’t leave them out
- Don’t be scared to speak about feelings
- Don’t be critical or blaming.
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