It *is* a thing. Just not the thing they think.
this is why the nicest thing we can do for our fellows is often let them infodump at us while being encouraging, whether we know the subject well or not <3every positive bonding interaction helps heal the trauma of years of being beat down for trying to be friendly </3
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I believe it is a good thing to be there and actually listen. Though do not expect immediate results. Healing takes time and you do not heal from years of trauma in a discussion. If we expect more than what is realistic then we could become jaded and believe we cannot help. This would be unfortunate.
Though regarding
Blaise wrote:
I agree completely. Often times people say "It happened for a reason..." and they are right. Just not the reason they suppose. Confirmation Bias is extremely hard for us to get past even with the best of intentions.