Loukas Christodoulou on Nostr: I'm not aiming this at anyone in particular, but if you want to help someone who's ...

I'm not aiming this at anyone in particular, but if you want to help someone who's having a bad time, especially who's depressed, try to find another way of helping instead of saying "is there anything I can do to help?"

That offer seems helpful but it means the person who is suffering now has a new task: finding you something to do.

Instead think of a way you can help and offer that.

It takes the burden onto yourself, and crucially it shows what level of help you actually mean.