I know your heart is in the right place, but a walk won’t always alleviate the stress I’m processing.
. Provided my friends and family members are being safe , I try to work under the premise that everyone is doing their best with the information they have. On that note: Going for a walk is pretty common advice. Of course I know that going for a walk can be a mood-booster sometimes. If I haven’t gone for a walk, that’s a deliberate choice I’ve made. Trust me, I’ve thought about it and ruled it out.
, the sun might even bring me some peace, but these moments aren’t fixes for some of the emotions that are coming up right now.So, if you’re willing and able to support the person you’re talking with, ask them what’s going on instead of rushing toward suggestions. Listen to their. Consider expressing empathy and asking how you might support them. Maybe they’ll say, “I really want to go for a walk right now,” then explain a specific obstacle in their way.
Listen, there’s nothing I like more than helping the people that I love to feel better, but so much of what everyone is facing right now doesn’t have an easy solution. We have to find new ways to be present when words and suggestions fail us. Sometimes even sitting with someone in silence is way more impactful than any suggestion or tactic you can provide.
If you’re genuinely convinced that someone in your life would feel better if they went for a walk—or did some other seemingly simple thing that has taken on a new, more complex meaning in the face of this pandemic—remember that, at the end of the day, we’re all different people who will find fear and comfort in different things. Take it from my mom, who has gone on a total of one walk since
began, and who rolls her eyes when people suggest she go outside. “I’m an adult,” she says. “When I’m ready to go outside again, I will.”
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