fragility · 12 answers · 10d

⠀꒰ question ꒱⠀How good would you say you are at comforting others❔⠀Would you say you're better or worse at it now than in the past?⠀Are you comfortable with people reaching out to comfort you?

I wouldn't say I'm really good at comforting specifically. I'm good at listening and giving my own opinion than really trying to soothe someone's distress. My form of comfort is usually reassurance and stating the facts to like de-escalate things? I'm not sure if it counts. I think I used to be way worse at comforting in the past though, as I usually was emotionally unavailable and was always on edge. I am happy if people come to me for comfort and I try my best, but I usually prefer to act as a consultant than anything.

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