It'seasytospotsignsofphysicalsufferingbutmuchemotionalpaincanbeeasilymasked.36____“Wedon'ttendtohaveconversationsaboutmentalwell-being”saysDr.BarbaraVanDahlenaclinicpsychologist.Simplyaskingsomeone“Howareyou”mayjustget“Finethankyou”,saysVanDahlen.“It'simportanttobeawareofwhatcouldleadtosomebodyneedinghelpthey’reafraidtoaskfor”sheadds.Thefollowingarefoursignsafriendmightneedhelp.
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Ifyousensesomethingdifferentaboutthewayyourfriendisacting—maybehe'snotsmilingmuchthesedaysforinstance—trustyourfeelingsandreachout.“Trysaying‘Iseethesethings.Icareaboutyou.CanIbeofhelp?’”VanDahlensays.
He'sunusuallyunhappyorannoyed.
38____“Itmaytakemorethanonetimetofollowupifyou’retalkingtosomeonewhoisupset”VanDahlensaysbutifafriendrespondswithangerthatcouldmeanyoureontosomething.
He'slessputtogetherthanusual.
Drinkingmoreandignoringpersonalhygiene(卫生)canbesignsthatsomeoneisintrouble.Don’tconsiderthesebehaviorsarenothing.39____
Heseemsoverwhelmed(压倒)bylife.
Nooneishappyallthetimebutifyouronceoptimisticfriendcan'tfindanythingtobehopefulabouthemaybehavingthoughtsofworthlessnesssadnessandsomethingnegative.“40____”saysVanDahlen“sothatmorepeoplecangetthehelptheyneed."
A.He'sactingabitmorewithdrawn.
B.Hedoesn’tseemlikehimselflately.
C.Insteadtreatthemasasigntocareforyourfriend.
D.Gettingangryquicklyandeasilycanbeasignthatsomethingiswrong.
E.It'saconstantefforttobringintotheopendiscussionsaboutmentalhealth
F.Manypeopleavoidtalkingaboutitnomatterhowclosetheyaretosomeone.
G.Wewantpeopletogetcomfortablebeingmoreopenanddiscussingmentalhealth