Questions tagged [how-to-help]
Use this tag for questions looking to identify interpersonal skills which can help another person with interpersonal issues. Questions must have a clear and specific goal!
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Trying to teach my nephew to improve on a skill
My nephew (16y) is a little bit on the spectrum and sometimes has a hard time dealing with people but has a great capacity to learn.
He loves to create 'games' on a platform called scratch.
I (36y) am ...
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How do I help my wife to see her potential?
My wife comes from a background of a controlling, abusive mother who always told her that she was incapable, and then a controlling, abusive (now former) husband who always told her that she was ...
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My boyfriend blocked me, I would like to make up with him
Background: I have been dating my boyfriend for almost four years. We are a long distance couple.
Basically my boyfriend blocked me on all social media because I have overreacted on him. That was two ...
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How to support people who feel something mistakenly without invalidating their feelings
A few times recently I've found myself trying to offer support to people that are unhappy because they feel something that I think is false.
For example, my girlfriend sometimes says "I feel so ...
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What type of support should I offer my partner who clearly hates his job?
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I'm a 22-year-old and have a long-time partner, who I have been with since we met at university. We both live in the Midwest in the United States, and have been planning to move into an ...
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How to encourage a relative to follow their initial will to try therapy?
The elder sister of my boyfriend is in a situation I would not envy: being in her 50s, jobless and no qualification, married to someone she doesn't really love and controlling her finance tightly, ...
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How to get close to an old friend, who is struggling with his situation now
I had a really good friend (let's call him X).The kind teachers would call inseparable.
We went to the same school, the same private tuition and then hung out for some time. We were practically apart ...
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Can't get through to someone who needs help
I've known someone through a social activity group for about a year. At first he seemed a bit odd, but more or less harmless. He's a smart and funny guy and it can be good talking with him in short ...
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How to talk to a friend about her concerning social media posts?
Recently one of my friends has been writing concerning posts on her social media. She said something like "my life has always been so hard", and "what's the point of living if there is so much ...
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How to support my friend who is going to have surgery?
One of my best friends is going to have a cardiac surgery and she is only 17. Unfortunately she is in a high-functioning depression and I really don't know what to say or what to do for her to give ...
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How to identify and approach persons of low income with the aim to help [closed]
I apologize in advance if this seems distasteful in any way, I'm genuinely trying to be helpful.
I live in a low income area in the UK, however I am fairly comfortable financially.
It pains me ...
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How to talk to someone crying alone in the airport? [closed]
I witnessed a lady bursting in tears while using the phone (I assume she was conversing with someone via text), at the gate. Particularly, this happened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
She was sitting on ...
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How to deal with a depressed person who thinks people are uniting against her?
Let's call this person Alice.
Alice is currently in therapy and taking drugs to treat a long lasting depression. Alice is also quite egocentric i.e. likes to be in everybody's focus and tries to get ...
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How to express sympathy to a very great friend whose father is dying very soon?
Right now I am confronted with a difficult situation where I want to ask for your empathetic recommendation. The father of one of my very best friends strongly suffers on cancer and is dying very soon ...
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How to help my girlfriend be more expressive of herself and develop own identity
I have a girlfriend whom I love very much. She is very intelligent and has a warm, caring personality. However, one thing I noticed is that she is somewhat reluctant to have her own opinions on a lot ...
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