Why not talk

- Hi.
- Hey.
- How are you ?
- Well... Think I've been worse.
- Why is that ?
- I've felt pretty bad recently, but it's getting better now.
- Tell me about it.
- Felt really anxious recently, didn't know why though. I was sweating, shaking, my heart was beating fast and strong, and yet there was nothing going on that could have caused that, I was just doing casual stuff at work. Happened to me a few times before, last was about 6 month ago, same circumstances. I used to think that would be what they call a panic attack.
- Sounds like it indeed; but what happened recently that could have provoked that ?
- I've felt quite bad recently, hopeless, useless, bored, tired, not the same as others, unable to enjoy things, and I've felt like it has been too long it's like this.
- What do you mean, too long ?
- I don't know, I was upset, I wanted that mood to go away at once, I was really upset and didn't want to take any of this any more. Then I asked an important person about it and kind of argued over that.
- How come ?
- Well. When I feel like I need help, I can be harsh on my friends for not being there. It usually starts like this.
- I understand, but how would you like them to help ?
- I don't know, be there, maybe try to know how I'm doing at first, then, you know, just trying understand, trying to find some way to help, do stuff. I don't this and feel like no one would bother giving some of their time for me. It's like I'm not worth the effort.
- I'm sure it's not like this; and they all have issues to deal with at the same time as well.
- Then I'd try to help ! I'm always up for this, it's normal to me, I don't want my friends to feel down, I want to do something, don't want to be left appart either.
- Not everyone wants to be helped, they might want to deal with their problems, they might be embarrassed talking about it with you as well.
- Your job. It's to help people talking to them, basically, isn't it ?
- More listening to them.
- All right. But you have to consider what you doing is useful, that why it's important ! You'd advise people to come and talk their problems out, wouldn't you, not to keep things for themselves ! So why would they have to do this with a stranger they pay for it, and they shouldn't to it with friends ?
- First not everyone need to, they could handle it efficiently on their own. And also I'm a professional, I sort of know how we can work on your problems. I'm not saying you couldn't help your friends, but there are things I know about that can prove useful, that's what my job is about.
- No offence doc, I'm sure you know what you're doing, but for now I don't see what's so special about you doing your job...
- Give it some time.
- You ask me to be optimistic, here.
- I do.
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