One of the worst feelings in the world is knowing your best friend is upset. But what makes it even worse is knowing this and being hundreds of miles away. You feel helpless and don’t know what to do or say to make her feel better. You know that if you were home you would be doing things with her constantly in order to keep her busy and cheer her up so that she slowly forgets about the pain. But how do you do this from so far away? Here are some tips on how to help your friends when they are hurting even if you are in another time zone.
Care Package
Don’t underestimate the power of a good care package. You can send them their favorite sweets to make them feel better or some beauty products so they can pamper themselves and relax. Better yet, include some handwritten notes so that they know you are thinking of them. Most importantly, customize the products you put in it to your own friend. But regardless of who they are, everyone loves to get a package while at school, so that alone may help them feel better.
Send Funny Texts
You probably understand your best friend’s sense of humor better than anyone. Use this knowledge to your advantage and send them memes, videos, and jokes to get them smiling. You probably know from experience that it feels so good to smile after being sad for days, so anything you can do to get them to smile is really a great accomplishment.
Be Available to Talk
When someone is upset, one of the most healing things to do is to talk about it. Make yourself available for your friend to call or facetime you at any time and be ready to listen to whatever they need to vent about. Just because you are miles away, doesn’t mean you can’t be there for them emotionally.
In all these tips, the common theme is to just be there for your friend and show them that you are thinking about them even though you are far away. There are many more possibilities than those listed above to show this, so customize your own way of showing support depending on the friend.
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