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it's important to be aware of the responsibility that comes with asking someone if they are OK and if they need support: if their answer is "No, I'm not OK. Yes, I need some help." you need to be ready to offer that support. Also, before you ask someone if they are OK, you need to be sure that you are OK, ask yourself if you are in the right headspace to have the conversation, if you are the right/ best person to be asking the question or if you think that there is someone else in their network that might be better suited to bringing up concerns about their mental health. The RUOK Day website features some useful tips on asking someone else about
how they are feeling. Before you have the conversation, ask yourself:
Am I ready?:
• Am l in a good headspace?
• Am I willing to genuinely listen to my colleague/friend?
. Can I give them as much time as they need?
Am I prepared?:
• Do Understand that if I ask someone if they are OK, their answer might be "No, I am not"?
• Am I ready to hear their response if they are not OK?
• Do I know what to do next if someone tells me that they are not OK?
• Do Understand that I am not the right person to offer specific advice and support on 'fixing someone's mental health problems?
• Do I know who to refer them to if they need specialist help?
• Will I accept that they might not be ready or willing to talk to me?
Have I picked the best moment?:
• Are we somewhere relatively private where our conversation won't be overheard?
• Is this a good time for them to talk?
• Have allowed enough time to have a discussion?
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how they are feeling. Before you have the conversation, ask yourself:
Am I ready?:
• Am l in a good headspace?
• Am I willing to genuinely listen to my colleague/friend?
. Can I give them as much time as they need?
Am I prepared?:
• Do Understand that if I ask someone if they are OK, their answer might be "No, I am not"?
• Am I ready to hear their response if they are not OK?
• Do I know what to do next if someone tells me that they are not OK?
• Do Understand that I am not the right person to offer specific advice and support on 'fixing someone's mental health problems?
• Do I know who to refer them to if they need specialist help?
• Will I accept that they might not be ready or willing to talk to me?
Have I picked the best moment?:
• Are we somewhere relatively private where our conversation won't be overheard?
• Is this a good time for them to talk?
• Have allowed enough time to have a discussion?
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