TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhat profound statement has stuck with you over the years?message-squaremessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down11
arrow-up192arrow-down1message-squareWhat profound statement has stuck with you over the years?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square110fedilink
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoYou can’t help people that don’t want help. Goes for people who are going through mental/physical health problems or substance abuse issues. If they don’t want help you have to accept that and be there for them when they do.
minus-squareOnfireNFS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoI’ve always heard this as “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t force it to drink”
You can’t help people that don’t want help.
Goes for people who are going through mental/physical health problems or substance abuse issues. If they don’t want help you have to accept that and be there for them when they do.
I’ve always heard this as “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t force it to drink”