Thank you so much for this! You are right that putting labels on these things and realising it’s pretty normal to feel like this is already surprisingly helpful.
I still haven’t really figured out how similar advice could be used to support other altruists, especially when it’s people in your own group whom you don’t know too well. Is there anything more than to say “oh, and this is a thing, come talk to me if you want”?
I haven’t come up with any better ideas yet for supporting other altruists* than saying “oh, and this is a thing, come talk to me if you want”, but that’s something :-)
Maybe framing/inspiring/storytelling/comraderie has a role to play too. When Samwise is like “Everything’s shit” I’m like “Yes, everything’s shit! 😭” And then he’s like “There’s some good in this world...and it’s worth fighting for” and I’m like “Yeeeeaaahhh! F*** you, Mother Nature! ✊”
Thanks for prompting me to sum up my current thoughts on what can be done here.
*beyond, of course, the kind of support that’s often helpful for anyone e.g. active listening, coaching/ideas/advice to improve situations (that’s a good order to do them in, incidentally), helping to destigmatise professional support for more serious problems with the simple act of suggesting it
Thank you so much for this! You are right that putting labels on these things and realising it’s pretty normal to feel like this is already surprisingly helpful. I still haven’t really figured out how similar advice could be used to support other altruists, especially when it’s people in your own group whom you don’t know too well. Is there anything more than to say “oh, and this is a thing, come talk to me if you want”?
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I haven’t come up with any better ideas yet for supporting other altruists* than saying “oh, and this is a thing, come talk to me if you want”, but that’s something :-)
Maybe framing/inspiring/storytelling/comraderie has a role to play too. When Samwise is like “Everything’s shit” I’m like “Yes, everything’s shit! 😭” And then he’s like “There’s some good in this world...and it’s worth fighting for” and I’m like “Yeeeeaaahhh! F*** you, Mother Nature! ✊”
Thanks for prompting me to sum up my current thoughts on what can be done here.
*beyond, of course, the kind of support that’s often helpful for anyone e.g. active listening, coaching/ideas/advice to improve situations (that’s a good order to do them in, incidentally), helping to destigmatise professional support for more serious problems with the simple act of suggesting it