when people seeks your advice or help, how do you help them?do you tend to alway

@chiyosan (30183)
Philippines
May 22, 2011 1:15pm CST
Are you the kind of person that most people would naturally ask help from? If yes do you have a specific kind of giving help that you know would easily help snap them out of their consciousness? I mean the use of comforting words May be too common or too over used at times right? So how do you make someone feel that they are loved and though they have committed mistakes they have you as a friend and that they are not to be judged. What can you say? How do you deal with this situation?
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
23 May 11
Hi chiyosan! I suck at comforting people. I'm more of an action person than word person. I show my love and care for a person through actions. With words, I just don't know how to sound concern and sincere when comforting a problematic person. I know what to say but I feel like I will sound unbelievable when I say it. I even tend to tell jokes to lighten up the situation instead of being dramatic. So I choose to make something or do something to ease up the down feeling that the person is feeling. Like taking the person for a walk, or treat the person to good food, something like that. Cheers.
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
Its great to have you in the discussion, thank you for taking time to respond, appreciate your inputs herewith. See you around, and happy mylotting! Cheers! d=)
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
23 May 11
It's really easy to comfort someone thru action rather than words.
• United States
23 May 11
I totally can relate to that. I suck at comforting people as well. Usually, if my friends are upset, I'll just make them a cake or something to make them happy.
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@polaris77 (2039)
• Bacau, Romania
23 May 11
If my friends feel the need to tell me about their problems I usually have the patience to listen to them and if I can help them with some advice.Of course,if I can do more than just giving advice I am willing to do it because that's what friends are for after all,but it's difficult to say that there is a certain pattern of my behavior towards my friends.It all depends on the context,but one thing is sure:I help them if I can and I don't hesitate to ask for help either when I have problems.
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
Hello there! thanks for your time in your response to the discussion. appreciate your sharing this to us... hope to see you around and have a happy mylotting day!
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
Hello there! thanks for your time in your response to the discussion. appreciate your sharing this to us... hope to see you around and have a happy mylotting day!
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
23 May 11
When i am asked for my help and advice, i do my best to lend a helping hand. i try to give advice that will help and not hinder a situation. i would feel guily if my advice was not something to help someone along.
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
Thank you for your time to reply to the discussion. appreciate your effort in this. have a great day and see you around the site! :)
@Metatronik (6199)
• Pasay, Philippines
23 May 11
Usually when I am giving advises to people, not necessarily my friends, I really tend to listen very well and analyze of what is the problem. I don't really use encouraging words such as "you can do it", you can be strong and so on but depending on the situation. To be honest I am so conscious of being lame and I want to make sure that I was able to give advises. I want to be sensible as possible to the extent that the person have learned something from me. But whenever I can't really relate on what this person is saying then all I can do now is to listen at all. As much as possible I am making sure that I am really a credible person in giving advises.
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
Cheers to you! Thanks for your response in the discussion... appreciate what you shared here with us. see you around mylot, have a blessed day! =)
• Philippines
23 May 11
I give advice and I usually remind them of the repercussions when not followed. Usually, I don't meddle with their ways on how to deal with their problems..I usually just leave it up to them. Oftentimes, I just limit my help through advice..that's what my friends usually ask, nothing more. I remember though lending financial aid to a friend who was "at her ropes end". Fortunately, she recovered and she is quite well today.
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
Thank you for your time to reply to the discussion. appreciate your effort in this. have a great day and see you around the site! :)
• India
23 May 11
My friends in need of help or support often come to me to seek my help.i think giving help not only is telling the person what you feel about his/hr situation and give hundreds of your advices,it is also to listen to their problems patiently,give them time to explain and after understanding one should tell them where the friend is wrong, where he is right and tell him ways to overcome the phase.As a friend be with him for some time,make him/her feel comfortable and let them know this phase will also pass.
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
Cheers to you! Thanks for your response in the discussion... appreciate what you shared here with us. see you around mylot, have a blessed day! =)
@Angelgirl16 (2171)
• United States
22 May 11
Since I limit my friendship list to very few, I don't have too many people coming to me for personal advice. However, when my true friends have issues that they are not able to sort out by themselves and want some advice from me, they know that what they will hear from me will be my true feelings and not just what they want to hear. I try to be loving and understanding, but in the meantime I paint a very vivid picture of the situation and we, together, weigh the pros and the cons and usually come up with the right solution. A true and loving friend will tell another friend the truth.
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
Thank you for your time to reply to the discussion. appreciate your effort in this. have a great day and see you around the site! :)
@jujunme (2501)
• United States
22 May 11
It depends on what the problem is.i'm someone who will go out of her way to help or advise anyone who needs help, but, if i know nothing about their situation or haven't experienced the same problem,i won't attempt to give them advice. If a friend or family member of mine just needs comforting or a shoulder to cry on, i would certainly be there for them and do all i can to make it better. Sometimes words are not needed.just being there for someone many times is enough.
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
16 Jan 13
Hello there! thanks for your time in your response to the discussion. appreciate your sharing this to us... hope to see you around and have a happy mylotting day!