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Emily-RO
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In response to MB95
‎10-09-2021 12:06 PM
‎10-09-2021 12:06 PM

@MB95 @BerdNurd Thank you both for sharing this! I can definitely relate with feeling frustrated at how tokenistic it can feel. It's so important that people become more sensitive to how people like us can feel about R U OK Day!

 

For me, something that helped was teaching my loved ones what to do after they ask "R U OK". I think a lot of people think it's okay to just leave it at the question, but it's definitely more than that! I ended up giving them these 3 steps on how to properly ask.

  1. Reserve judgement and listen carefully

  2. Offer to help and encourage help-seeking 

  3. Check in regularly - asking if we're ok shouldn't just be limited to one day!

Something that my friends found helpful was a roleplay video that helped them have a full conversation beyond just the question. What do you both think?

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