As a friend, what can you do?

"The best emotinal support I received was from friends who really let me talk about how I was feeling "

1. Be someone they can trust

-avoid sharing details of their situations with other friends unless you are given the permission.
-they dont need to added burden of feeling hurt & let down by us
-dont be upset if they're not ready to talk, it might be difficult to them

2. Don't force our help on her but just be there for her 

- First, if she declined when you offer them help, then accept that
- If you keep insisting her, it might make them feel worse
- It may be that they has never really needed a help before or they have been brought up to believe that they could manage it
- That doesn't meant that you don't offer to help, but you still need to respect what they said about their needs at that time 

3. Gently offer some ideas for resolving the problems

- by gently offer, do not tell them what they "must" do & do not

4. Don't ask how can you help

- It gives more work to someone who needs fewer things to think about

- Just do some little things that can help

5. Be a good listener

- Take their feelings seriously

- It isn't possible for them to just "snap out of it", "cheer up!" or "forget about it"

- Say things like "that must be really hard" or "I'm here when you want to talk", they will know that you take their feelings seriously

- It helps us to understand what they're going through

- Try not to judge them for what they are told

6. Give them time

- Talking can really help but don't push your friend to say things if they are not ready
- It can be difficult saying what's happened
- Some people may feel like they're reliving the experiences so they may not want to talk about it

PS: I really hope that this post will help you guys!