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phree · 4471 days ago · link · · parent · post: Lil's Book of Questions: What's the Best Thing to Say to a Troubled Person?
I certainly think that it is useful to have strategies in mind, but for me it's all about having a genuine and insightful conversation. There's nothing quite as inspiring and uplifting as sensing that the other person is actually listening to you, that s/he processed what you had to say, and the reply is actually relevant to your problem and that it resonates with you. I shut off if I sense that the person I'm sharing my problems with is simply spouting of platitudes or playing semantic defense. A conversation can be immensely therapeutical as long as all parts involved are present and are able to establish an authentic connection.