The best way to avoid future problems is to be direct about your expectations. Let them know directly what the results of ...

Whether it's a celebrity or someone you actually know, your response could help or hurt in a potentially serious situation.

People who resist authority often have unique psychological, emotional, and social mentalities that manifest in various ways. They can't stand being told what to do as they age for these 11 reasons.

Financial advice sometimes isn’t about telling someone what they should do with their time but engaging them in a process that allows them to arrive at a conclusion for themselves.

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Do not say, "There's always someone worse off than you are." ... People cannot just tell themselves not to be depressed. Expecting them to do so puts even more pressure on them to get well, ...

"I think I'm much more in a space of, 'Actually, I've hired good people. I'm going to allow you to go and tell me what we need to do, and then we're going to have a dialogue about it,'" he said.

Telling someone to “just be grateful” can, intentionally or not, erase their needs and deny them the space to grieve or process their experience. People don’t do it intentionally.