How can we communicate bad news?
We could think of some ideas to apply in the case that we have to give bad news to a loved one or a friend, all this related to the fact that bad news can be badly received and not very well accepted, all depending on the magnitude of the bad news.
The fact is that we have to give the news as it is, since it is impossible to turn bad news into good news, however we can apply some strategies that can make the person who receives the bad news, not to have that emotional shock very characteristic of when we know bad news.
A bad news can be anyone, however when referring to a bad news, what I really refer to is having to communicate about the death of a person, having to communicate about a serious accident, and finally when we have to communicate about a rather precarious health condition.
It is important to know who communicates the news, for example if it is a family news, the person who communicates should be a relative, since he/she knows the feelings of the people to whom you have to communicate, and will surely find the most appropriate way to give the news, besides it will be more credible for being a relative who is giving the news. In the case of bad news in a work environment, the person in charge of giving the bad news should be someone who has a high leadership position.
Another strategy to give bad news is to give the information in person, and not to use a phone call or a text message, because when it is in person you can express your feelings of relief in the best way, on the other hand when it is by phone you can aggravate the pain by having no one else to explain what happened.
If the person to whom we are going to give bad news is an elderly person, or suffers from a disease that is altered by emotions such as hypertension or diabetes, it is essential to have first aid on hand, so that if any fainting occurs or something like that can be attacked in time.
In conclusion, personally I do not like to be the bearer of bad news as I am a very emotional person, however life itself and experiences teach you that sometimes it is hard to be the bearer of bad news, so we must know how to manage this bad news so that the suffering is assimilated in the best way.
I agree with you, @carlos84 . Apparently, I've learned a lot from my experience due to the loss my late boyfriend.
I received a call from the police officer conducting the post-mortem when he passed away. Sincerely, up until this point, I had been too traumatized to answer the phone in the morning.
Hello dear woman friend.
Certainly after living the bereavement of a loved one we go through a fear of not wanting to receive the same tragic news.
Greetings and thank you for reading and commenting.
Thats true.
I hope you have a lovely weekend.