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Today is World Mental Health Day. Who have you checked in on lately?
Prompt created by yours truly.
Feel free to use any prompts for October that I post and/or tag me.
I’d love to read your responses
I checked in on Buddy H. We’ve been friends since our teenage years and have gone through different eras of our lives together. He’s like an older brother from another mother.
Buddy H : despite him being in SoCal this week, I wasn’t able to spend any time with him. Between being swamped with work and having to deal with my tooth situation in this blistering heat, the week has somehow gotten away from me.
I checked in to see how things were going since I remember him telling me that he and his wife were undergoing marriage therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn’t sound like things are going well. After nearly ten years of marriage, some ugly truths have come to light and now he’s facing some serious questions about the future of their relationship. I just can’t imagine how overwhelming it must feel, especially when he’s also trying to process the recent loss of his father.
I told him that whatever decision he ultimately makes I’ll do my best to be a supportive, non-judgmental friend to him. It’s not my place to tell him what he should or shouldn’t do. All I can do is listen, give him the space to figure his stuff out, and remind him that he does have support with his friends.
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