Be the help you should have been
No need to apologize to a dead person that was overcome by addictions or someone who just committed suicide. Maybe people apologize to loved ones who have passed away to deal with their own grief or to appease their own guilt. Nevertheless, what's the point? Help was just not there when that person deserved it. Many people with addiction and mental illness feel that way. Where is all the help that, "they 'promised' me?" Is your life so important that someone else's doesn't matter? How can you help someone in need? 1) Listen without judging (important). They won't come back if you judge 2) Just be a friend (you might be the only one)' 3) Keep it confidential 4) Take 'concrete' steps to help (Actually do something for that person) 5) It's just too easy to give up on someone who has 'problems') (I am just writing this post in response to a tweet I just read, it troubled me. Many people are just 'there for you', but not ...