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Originally Posted by sophiesmom
When things were starting to go downhill for me with depression, my husband tried to get me out of the house (as people who are new to it will often do).
We went to a public place where I had to sit and tell him to go ahead with one of the kids to see something.
I had my sunglasses on so there were no facial clues there...but a woman came over to me and just patted me on the back and told me that she was sorry that I was hurting.
I will never know how she knew anything was wrong, but it really, really touched me. Just the memory of it makes me tear up.
This is an excellent thread...thank you.  |
I think some people are highly attuned to the emotions of others, she probably had observed your body language - but most wonderful of all she knew exactly what was needed.
When I was struggling with d, plus physical stuff, a woman I barely knew at my running club came up to me and hugged me one night. I guess she could sense my pain. It gave me amazing comfort - it was exactly what I needed. I was able to repay her hug months later when she herself was going through a family crisis.