Comments on: A Phone Call From A Distressed Friend http://www.unlimitedchoice.org/blog/challenges/i-had-a-call-from-a-friend-yesterday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-had-a-call-from-a-friend-yesterday The Ultimate Guide To Living Consciously - A BLOG BY AMIT SODHA Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:12:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amit http://www.unlimitedchoice.org/blog/challenges/i-had-a-call-from-a-friend-yesterday/#comment-1658 Amit Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:11:49 +0000 http://www.unlimitedchoice.org/blog/archives/160#comment-1658 Hi Prasanna! :) I agree that in situations like these, that it very rarely helps. There are times, when sympathy is needed, such as; when someone has suffered some sort of berevement. You've given me an idea for a follow up post to this one. :) Thanks Hi Prasanna! :)

I agree that in situations like these, that it very rarely helps. There are times, when sympathy is needed, such as; when someone has suffered some sort of berevement.

You’ve given me an idea for a follow up post to this one. :) Thanks

]]> By: Prasanna http://www.unlimitedchoice.org/blog/challenges/i-had-a-call-from-a-friend-yesterday/#comment-1657 Prasanna Wed, 13 Sep 2006 03:54:37 +0000 http://www.unlimitedchoice.org/blog/archives/160#comment-1657 True! Sympathy never helps! and there are a few who act as if they are depressed just to get the attention of the others! True! Sympathy never helps! and there are a few who act as if they are depressed just to get the attention of the others!

]]> By: Amit http://www.unlimitedchoice.org/blog/challenges/i-had-a-call-from-a-friend-yesterday/#comment-1656 Amit Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:45:01 +0000 http://www.unlimitedchoice.org/blog/archives/160#comment-1656 Hey Michelle, Yeah I spoke to her ealier and she said that she had a lovely evening out with friends and that she's feeling much better already. Maybe I'm wrong about the sympathy thing, but I always found with me, that when people gave me sympathy in the past, that I craved more of that, and so when I didn't get it, I would go looking for it. (There are times of course when sympathy is needed depending on the situation) Hey Michelle,

Yeah I spoke to her ealier and she said that she had a lovely evening out with friends and that she’s feeling much better already.

Maybe I’m wrong about the sympathy thing, but I always found with me, that when people gave me sympathy in the past, that I craved more of that, and so when I didn’t get it, I would go looking for it.

(There are times of course when sympathy is needed depending on the situation)

]]> By: Michelle http://www.unlimitedchoice.org/blog/challenges/i-had-a-call-from-a-friend-yesterday/#comment-1653 Michelle Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:59:27 +0000 http://www.unlimitedchoice.org/blog/archives/160#comment-1653 Sorry to hear your friend was so down. I hope things are better now. Hm.....I think I just talked about how to help someone be proactive in my story about my feisty friend Margaret! See my reply to the "5 empowering tips for helping others!" post!! :-) It's very true...if you listen to someone with a problem and just keep agreeing with them that it's a bad situation with no obvious exit, they won't be encouraged to solve the problem, just view it as a place they are stuck with no way out. Good point, Amit. Sorry to hear your friend was so down. I hope things are better now.

Hm…..I think I just talked about how to help someone be proactive in my story about my feisty friend Margaret! See my reply to the “5 empowering tips for helping others!” post!! :-)

It’s very true…if you listen to someone with a problem and just keep agreeing with them that it’s a bad situation with no obvious exit, they won’t be encouraged to solve the problem, just view it as a place they are stuck with no way out.

Good point, Amit.

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