Everyone wants sympathy... but do we really owe it to everyone?
in Psychology & Therapy ·
Maybe try mapping this out mentally—like, creating some kind of "consolation merit" spreadsheet?
In the first column, you’d list the specific issue they're facing, then in the second, assign points based on how heavy or serious that problem actually is. In the third, you track exactly how much time they actually spent focusing on *your* problem. If you divide those points by the time they gave you, the final number represents their earned consolation credit—measured in minutes or hours, of course.
In the first column, you’d list the specific issue they're facing, then in the second, assign points based on how heavy or serious that problem actually is. In the third, you track exactly how much time they actually spent focusing on *your* problem. If you divide those points by the time they gave you, the final number represents their earned consolation credit—measured in minutes or hours, of course.