Positive Reinforcement

Reinforce the behavior you want to see.

A person in panic, or just illness needs to be well.  But only the dead are totally unwell.  There are always signs of health you want to see.  I once helped a friend who had the stomach flu and could not seem to stop vomiting.  I waited until a break occurred and had them start counting with me.  And as soon as I saw they were not vomiting I ask them.  "See, it is working, you are feeling better."  They stopped vomiting and started using what worked.

How many times have you seen someone walk into a room and say, "Your (loved one is) not doing so well."  Immediately what you say is projected and that person becomes a little more 'not well'.  We have to think about what we say and how we say it when dealing with others, anywhere...