him and Lucy once had, and I asked him why he still do them? Why he do it couldn’t couldn’t for himself? I let that sit over a few days, and even though nothing came of it at the time, he started to think about it and think about the future. I learned a lot about myself while just being and felt like I helped him, by just listening and offering support. When it came David’s ‘friend’, time for me to move back to Vancouver Island, I went to say goodbye, as David was in Detox, he gave me something he made in his first attempt at treatment, it was a coaster, and he thanked me for and for He told me he would be clean and sober one day, and that he “being there” “caring”. would make sure I knew. Turns out about two months ago I received a message from a lady at the Center of Hope, relaying a message from David, he has been clean and sober for eight and that he wanted me to know, and to say thanks again. months, he’s doing well, Analysis At the time, I sure what I was doing or what I should be doing, all I knew was that wasn’t somebody trusted me and needed me to listen. I was sure there was more I should have done, or could be doing, or there was someone much more qualified than me to be helping in such an intense situation. However looking back now, I know that what I did was I provided trust ‘care’, and support, showed empathy and simply listened, and this is what he needed. I was being and caring for him, I was myself; there was no hidden agenda, no expectations, no ‘human’ diagnosing, observations or explanations, just another human there for support. Watson offers the idea that human caring is based on human values such as and love of self “kindness, concern, and cited in Rafael, 2000, p.37). Human caring is about being with the other person others” (as fully, experiencing together, joining together in a relationship focused on healing. I believe I was selflessly there for David, through his journey of healing, we went through his experiences,
him and Lucy once had, and I asked him why he couldn’t still do them? Why he couldn’t do it for himself? I let that sit over a few days, and even though nothing came of it at the time, he started to think about it and think about the future. I learned a lot about myself while just being David’s ‘friend’, and felt like I helped him, by just listening and offering support. When it came time for me to move back to Vancouver Island, I went to say goodbye, as David was in Detox, he gave me something he made in his first attempt at treatment, it was a coaster, and he thanked me for “being there” and for “caring”. He told me he would be clean and sober one day, and that he would make sure I knew. Turns out about two months ago I received a message from a lady at the Center of Hope, relaying a message from David, he has been clean and sober for eight months, he’s doing well, and that he wanted me to know, and to say thanks again. Analysis At the time, I wasn’t sure what I was doing or what I should be doing, all I knew was that somebody trusted me and needed me to listen. I was sure there was more I should have done, or could be doing, or there was someone much more qualified than me to be helping in such an intense situation. However looking back now, I know that what I did was ‘care’, I provided trust and support, showed empathy and simply listened, and this is what he needed. I was being ‘human’ and caring for him, I was myself; there was no hidden agenda, no expectations, no diagnosing, observations or explanations, just another human there for support. Watson offers the idea that human caring is based on human values such as “kindness, concern, and love of self and others” (as cited in Rafael, 2000, p.37). Human caring is about being with the other person fully, experiencing together, joining together in a relationship focused on healing. I believe I was selflessly there for David, through his journey of healing, we went through his experiences,
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