The effects of Biology on communication

Today, I have to admit, I feared for Thomas’s life, for a few moments ;) But that I believe was an autobiographical response. My mother suffers from Clinical depression and OCD, and lets just say that, y her own admission, as Thomas put it “that time of the month” Doesn’t help very much, However I have learned how better to deal with peoples whose emotions aren’t functioning like they should. That is truly when empathic listening comes into play, especially those with depression, because quite frankly, active listening would either bring them to tears, or they’d try to rip your throat out, and no I’m not talking about women with PMS, I include all people with chemical imbalances, who often times have no control over which emotions they manifest, therefore empathic listening is critical, because those who suffer these things do not want to have the emotions they have, and often recognize them as unusual, however that still puts all the more responsibility on us as listeners. The APIE autobiographical responses in situations like these are as dangerous to the relationship as dynamite.
Also I have learned that many times we truly can’t understand why people challenged this way are feeling the way they are, it just doesn’t make sense to those who do not have these disabilities, but the important part is not understanding WHY someone is having these emotions, but more understanding that they DO have them, and that’s, I believe, when we can truly become empathic listeners, the moment when we stop trying to figure out WHY, and try to respond to what IS.