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Communicating with Someone Who Feels Stuck

12 Jun 2023 · 0 min

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A short YouTube transcript (Amber Hollingsworth in conversation) debating whether it’s appropriate to suggest treatment or give advice to someone who says they feel "stuck" but hasn’t explicitly asked for help. The respondent advises timing matters: if the person says they’re stuck and expresses uncertainty or asks for help, that often signals they are open to advice; asking two or three brief follow-up questions can help them open the door to receiving suggestions (including treatment, creative options, etc.).

Is it counterproductive to suggest treatment to someone who's actively saying they are stuck but not ask for help and is it okay to offer have suggestions like maybe this, maybe that, maybe treatment, maybe art? Is that appropriate?
Well, I think you need to catch them at the right moment to bring that up because if the person is saying I'm stuck and I need help or I don't know what to do, that really opens the door for a conversation because if they're saying that to you in a way they're soliciting advice from you, they're.
One step away, aren't they? Yeah, sometimes there's a couple of questions. If they say that you might could ask two or three more questions that might lead to them opening the door for a piece of advice. So I'd say if someone's saying I'm stuck and they're talking about their problem, they're very close to being open.