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Monday, 13 March 2017

A Favour


Dear blog followers,

This week I would like to ask you for a favour: to listen, talk and share.

If there is one truth in life, it is that everybody struggles and suffers sometimes. Going through difficult times is a normal part of our lives and it happens to all of us sooner or later. The only difference may be that some of us experience these difficult times more often, for longer and/or more intensely than other people.

In the next 3 weeks, the blog is going to deal with these challenging times in life and provide some general suggestions how we may learn to cope with them a little bit better. One of the most helpful things to do in the smaller and bigger times of trouble is to connect with other people. Other people can give us some perspective, advice and courage, but probably more importantly they provide a sense of companionship.

Unfortunately, we are often reluctant to open ourselves to others in the time of need, because we don’t want to appear weak or be a nuisance to other people – and as a result we may start feeling isolated, lonely and helpless. Knowing that there is someone to talk to can make all the difference, because talking about our struggles early can sometimes prevent them to grow into something big. Therefore, it is important to listen out for others, and offer your help when you think someone may need it.

One of the reasons of starting the blog was to make other people think and talk about how they can improve their own well-being. This includes learning how to deal with our darker days, which can be the hardest part. Therefore it would be amazing if you could show your support in several ways, particularly over the next three weeks:

  • Listen out for others who may go through a difficult time, and offer your help – because you are likely to need their help some other day.
  • If you are struggling yourself, try to talk about it. It may not only help you, but you can also help others by this because they may realise that other people often have similar problems.
  • Share the blog posts over the next three weeks, as they may make a difference to someone.

Thank you so much and have a good week,
Petra


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  1. Jo16 March 2017 at 21:55

    Another great blog Petra!

    Yes it always feels great talking to someone when you're facing challenging experiences in life but unfortunately it doesn't come easy for many people to open up about their difficulties, during my Counselling days I noticed that people who tended to keep everything in were more prone to suffering from depression than people who open up.

    Jo

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  2. Petra Agthe17 March 2017 at 07:23

    Thanks for your comment Jo, I agree very much that some people find this more difficult than others- some people even find it difficult to admit to themselves that they are struggling with something, so probably the first thing is to learn to be open with yourself, which then might make it easier to open up to others? A lot of time I think it has to do with the fact that people think that opening themselves is a sign of weakness, although I don't think it is.

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