Helping a believer in mental anguish: bear burdens without requiring performance; listen and meet needs without trying to fix them

Mike encourages removing the sense of responsibility to fix the person. Help and encouragement that requires no response or performance from the sufferer is healthy. Proverbs teaches that only a person's heart knows its own sorrow. Galatians 6:2 — bear one another's burdens. Practical suggestions: just listen, spend time without discussing the issues, identify and meet needs. Encourage with Scripture that uplifts without adding burdens or expectations.