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SELF-COMPASSION AND SELF-KINDNESS Activity Output

My friend was struggling, so I responded with compassion by: 1) Acknowledging their suffering without judgment 2) Understanding that suffering is a shared human experience 3) Maintaining emotional control to provide a calm presence while they worked through strong emotions 4) Reflecting on how to learn and grow from the situation 5) Believing that honesty and overcoming obstacles together would help rather than hinder our friendship

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SELF-COMPASSION AND SELF-KINDNESS Activity Output

My friend was struggling, so I responded with compassion by: 1) Acknowledging their suffering without judgment 2) Understanding that suffering is a shared human experience 3) Maintaining emotional control to provide a calm presence while they worked through strong emotions 4) Reflecting on how to learn and grow from the situation 5) Believing that honesty and overcoming obstacles together would help rather than hinder our friendship

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ELIA MARIZ M .

AGUSTIN
2 - YA - 13
Think about a specific scenario at times when your close friend felt bad
about himself or herself or is really struggling in some way. How did
you respond to your friend in this situation (especially when you’re at
your best)? Please write down your responses following the five
elements of compassion discussed by Strauss, et al., 2016.
1. Recognizing suffering of others
• Before I give advices or before giving any help to my friends, it is
important to first acknowledge the fact that I am not the one who is
currently experiencing such suffering that they have, therefore I should
understand where they are coming from and assure them that their
feelings are valid

2. Understanding the common humanity of this suffering


• After acknowledging their problems, I then tell my close friend/s that
what they are experiencing has also been felt by others and that the
pain that they feel has been felt not just by them but also by many. I tell
them that they should understand that problems comes with solutions
and that by starting to love yourself first is one way to rise above it all.

3. Feeling emotionally connected to the person who is suffering


Knowing that our emotions affect our behavior in important ways, it's important that I feel
at ease, confident, and fair in my judgments. They may be overcome by their depressing
emotions at that point, but I shouldn't be feeling the same way because they are already
weak; instead, I should be as strong as I can to maintain the atmosphere's harmony.
4. What complicated feelings did you experience during that situation?
Every time I feel bad, disappointed, or unworthy, I ask myself, "Do I deserve this?" I do this
because I want to reflect on what happened and what may have caused that scenario to
occur. I take a moment to think clearly about what I did to be in that situation, and then I
decide whether or not I deserve it. By doing this, I am able to learn from the experience.
Since I am aware that becoming violent will not fix any issues, I speak quietly to myself.
5. What was your motivation to help the person?
Since I treat others the same, I believe that taking a different approach with them will just
lead to more conflict and confusion. Instead, I believe that we should always be true to
ourselves and let's not sugarcoat difficult truths. We must keep in mind that obstacles will
inevitably arise; as a result, we must embrace them, resist letting them overwhelm us, and
overcome them.

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