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Helping a friend by Rebecca Osborne
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  • Post category:Behaviour / Positive change / Relationships
  • Post published:June 10, 2017

It’s hard to offer compassion when you assume you have the other person figured out. Instead, let them know they are not alone. People overcome the forces of negative emotions like anger and hatred when the counter-forces of love and support are present.

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