How to Be a Good Friend to People Battling Anxiety or Stress, According to a Doctor

Listening, really listening, can be one of the best ways to comfort and begin the process of healing for a loved one battling a mental health crisis. Experts at Eat Luv N Pray share how to truly be a good listener as well as to express your feelings better.

26 November, 2020
How to Be a Good Friend to People Battling Anxiety or Stress, According to a Doctor

Listening, really listening, can be one of the best ways to comfort and begin the process of healing for a loved one battling a mental health crisis. Experts at Eat Luv N Pray share how to truly be a good listener as well as to express your feelings better.

Why is it important to be a good
"Effective communicators are first and foremost effective listeners. Only when we listen to others and try to understand their perspectives, can we make informed choices. Listening has been touted as one of the most essential new-age skills. The turn of the century has brought with it myriad demands and expectations from us, whether they are professional or personal in nature," says clinical psychologist Dr Pankhuri Chandra, an expert at Eat Luv N Pray.
1Why is it important to be a good"Effective communicators are first and foremost effective listeners. Only when we listen to others and try to understand their perspectives, can we make informed choices. Listening has been touted as one of the most essential new-age skills. The turn of the century has brought with it myriad demands and expectations from us, whether they are professional or personal in nature," says clinical psychologist Dr Pankhuri Chandra, an expert at Eat Luv N Pray.
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Teach yourself to
"Effective listening then becomes imperative in order to manipulate this onslaught of opportunities. And listening is not a skill you are born with, it needs to be cultivated and developed. In order to do so, we first need to understand ourselves. Listening begins with us. Effective listeners attend to themselves first before others," says Dr Chandra.
2Teach yourself to"Effective listening then becomes imperative in order to manipulate this onslaught of opportunities. And listening is not a skill you are born with, it needs to be cultivated and developed. In order to do so, we first need to understand ourselves. Listening begins with us. Effective listeners attend to themselves first before others," says Dr Chandra.
A good listener is sensitive towards others as well as
"An effective listener will not only listen to themselves but also be sensitive to how their behaviour affects others. Self-monitoring is a related skill that will facilitate listening. There is also a need to be open to constructive criticism and cultivating a desire to keep working on ourselves," she adds.
3A good listener is sensitive towards others as well as"An effective listener will not only listen to themselves but also be sensitive to how their behaviour affects others. Self-monitoring is a related skill that will facilitate listening. There is also a need to be open to constructive criticism and cultivating a desire to keep working on ourselves," she adds.
How can listening
Co-founders of Eat Luv N Pray Priyanka Wadhera and Sonia Sood Arora agree with the healing powers of just being a good listener. “Listening makes one feel heard. And being heard is close to being loved actually almost indistinguishable."
4How can listeningCo-founders of Eat Luv N Pray Priyanka Wadhera and Sonia Sood Arora agree with the healing powers of just being a good listener. “Listening makes one feel heard. And being heard is close to being loved actually almost indistinguishable."
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