It's gone overboard, since it's medical advice, and not good for the receiver, who might be overwhelmed, I could check this out. I'd like to be open to my possible "mind reading". It could be innocuous.
I just didn't like the tone, since some of the conversation was condescending. I don't like "armchair quarterbacks". I've already had this conversation, and asked for the topics to be positive and supportive, rather than feeding a "complex".
Reading about the difference between enabling and empowering in a "psychology today" article suggested the difference is that there's a continuum and at one end is hindering and the other end is helping a person.
As Matt says, we need emotional support, which comes with hearts and hands, to paraphrase hospice worker Kathy Kalina.
Anybody can hook up to the internet, peck at keys, and give information. Compassion, love, affection and emotion are priceless and in short supply.
I'm not sure I can have the dialogue, but I've been rehearsing(sometimes I win, sometimes I lose
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