I recently got back in touch with a friend from my childhood that I haven't heard from or seen in about 12 years. He seems to be coming through a really rough period in his life. Should I try to provide him with advice or psychological insight into his problems or should I just keep my mouth shut? I don't want to make things worse and certainly don't know anything about the situation other than what he tells me, but I also would like to help if I can.
Responses:
Sifl & Olly
Bad advice is often worse than no advice at all.
Sifl & Olly
That sounds like pretty bad advice.
Sifl & Olly
Yeah, I probably shouldn't have said anything.
Desslok
Well, I don't know how helpful that is, but at least I didn't get Dr. Crane telling me that I have to feel him out and try to read the situation.. etc etc ad nauseum.
Dr. Niles Crane
What you should do is try to...
Dr. Niles Crane
Dr. Niles Crane
Actually, I was going to say that you're both men here, if you think you see something that can help him, then let him know. If he doesn't want to take your advice, he can make that decision. We're not women, we don't need a shoulder to cry on, we need results!
Dr. Niles Crane
But if you'd rather listen to the sock puppets, then by all means.
