Do your friends health every worry you?

June 17, 2007 1:32pm CST
I always get worried to close friends and family when there health becomes an issue. Do you worry about your friends health? I'm always nagging my brother to eat more and keep up with it, he's not much of a eater but when someone points it out he does eat alot better. How about you? ~Joey P.s I find it important to be there for friends especially when this sort of happens.
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@limcyjain (3516)
• India
17 Jun 07
yes surely i do take care to know the well being of my friends. They are close to me and being worried for their well being is quite natural. I advice them many a time about eating habits and other ways to keep themselves fit and healty.
17 Jun 07
Limcyjain; That's great to hear. I often stress how important it is to my friends most know why but some think I just nagging but I think watching over them is important part of being a good friend. It's nice to see you feel the same way. ~Joey
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@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
17 Jun 07
That is just so sweet of you to do that. I would say something if I see one of my family or friend looks sick and I would recommend that they take care of themselves.
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17 Jun 07
Ah, I wished they always thought the same. I'm more like a grandfather figure at times and it does get annoying if say "should you have something a little more healthier?" lol Thanks Lydia :) It's always nice to keep an eye on them and it's nice to see another mylotter who's willing to do so aswell. ~Joey
@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
21 Jun 07
Yes, I worry when my friends have health problems. I care for them and want them to be healthy and happy. I also worry when friends have habits that are likely to affect their health, but I try not to nag. I will casually mention the issue from time to time, but I won't nag them about it. It hurts to see a friend with a bad habit for their health, but part of being a friend is accepting someone for who/what they are!
@ashjoe76 (1422)
• India
20 Jun 07
Yes, my friends' health is a very important issue for me. I always take care to motivate them if some special care i to be taken, or a lifestyle change is demanded. I have a terribly overweight friend. I always monitor his eating habits, when he is with me, and he doesn't mind it, as I nevr annoy him. I just remind him of the benefits of eating healthy and taking exercises. He is on the right track now, I guess.
@lols189 (4742)
20 Aug 07
i always worry about my friends and familys health as i dont want them to become ill for any reason
@charms88 (7538)
• Philippines
20 Jun 07
Oh yes, Joey. I actually have a friend who never failed to shoot up my nerves. She is always sickly and yet, despite my nagging about her health and reminding her to take all the supplements she needed, she is too stubborn to listen. I even went as far as telling her that I will not mind her anymore if she still neglect her health. But knowing me, I know I'm just lying.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
18 Jun 07
I think for me it's more the other way round, my friends all rally round and support me about my health, what with my depression and other ongoing problems they are always there for me. I do eat very healthily and do reguarly go to the gym but they still worry!
• Canada
18 Jun 07
I do worry about my friends health. My best friend had a heart attack earlier this year. She was told that two of her arteries are 100% blocked and that she needed immediate bypass surgery. She told the doctors that she wanted a second opinion first, and went to see another consultant. This consultant told her that she didn't need bypass surgery at all, but that he wanted to "Go in and take a peek in there," so she was scheduled for minor surgery. After he went in, he told her she did in fact need bypass surgery, and also that she was officially a medical miracle. Somehow, her heart grew itself it's own bypass - another artery - but it's too narrow for them to put a stent in to keep it open. She refused surgery and instead looked at different ways to unclog her arteries. Eventually she was put on a no meat diet, with very strict regulations, also some heart medication, and was told she needed to quit smoking right away. These days she's doing better. But I worry, because I know she's having a tough time of things, and also that anything could happen at any time. (She's also diabetic.) I worry that something might happen and that I won't be there for her, because we live so far apart.
@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
18 Jun 07
So far my friends have been healthy, or as far as I know, they are healthy. I need not worry about their health. I do get worry if they do not take care of their health even after they know something is wrong. I will nag once a while but ultimately, it is their health. If they cannot be bothered, how much can I bother? It is their choice.
• Pakistan
18 Jun 07
yes it is a reality when someone of ur close frined is in worry then u automatically become worry it happend in real friendship and it shoul be there u a friend inneed is a friend indeed. bye
@azimsay (543)
• India
18 Jun 07
My best friend Laxmi is health is not fine. And she got only mother not father .Her mother is working in office no body care for her. I am worried about her,she is very close for me.
@nitzel (79)
• Philippines
20 Jun 07
I worry about everything (not only health) with anyone who is dear to me. We always want what's best for our loved ones and friends.
@tinlucy (69)
• Philippines
18 Jun 07
friends are very important and they've been there when ur at the bottom. they've been a good person...if something happens to them,ul miss them..and worry about them..
@saierchok (1294)
• United States
18 Jun 07
of course it does, especially the close ones.. I always ask about their health situation because I wouldn't wanna loose any of my friends for any reason..
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
17 Jun 07
I definitely worry about my friends health as they mean a lot to me and want them to be healthy and not having to worry about their condition. I always worry about my friends when they get sick and if I can help them, I will try and do what I can to make sure they are okay. Good and real friends will care about each other and be there for each other through bad times as well as good times. Glad to hear that you too worry about your friends health as well as your family.
@asmurthy (2461)
• India
18 Jun 07
my basic nature is not worry about any thing. I believe in what is going to happen will happen. I trained my mind in such a way i don't worry about any thing. yes I am concerned with the health of my family friends and friends.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
18 Jun 07
yes I do, more so than they think about mine.
@kelly60 (4547)
• United States
17 Jun 07
I have a friend who is bipolar. I worry very much about her because sometimes she will not take her medications and I will notice a change in her. It it often difficult to get her back on track once she decides that she doesn't need to take them, even though it is obvious to everyone around her that she does.