My girlfriend has had a tough time of it. Two operations this year, losing her job and now a cancer scare. She has been verging on breakdown. She has been very down for the past few weeks. She could not talk about anything else other than her health problems and that she might not live.
I haven’t exactly been a paragon of comfort and consolation. I have found myself being short with her and wishing that she would pull herself together. I have been somewhat frustrated, because nothing I say seems to change her mind. Telling her it will all be ok is not such a great strategy.
Hopefully now, things are beginning to settle down. Nevertheless, I need to learn to be a lot more patient. Maybe I need to gain some skills in this area – finding the right soothing words and giving people encouragement are true talents.
