Psychology is one of the fundamental parts to promote the well-being of the patient and family members who are at his side along the way. Keep in mind that both the sick and their companions will go through difficult times and psychological support is a vital point to make the trance more bearable.

An essential practice for one who attended a nursing assistant school (โรงเรียน ผู้ ช่วย พยาบาล, which is the term in Thai) is to put his or herself in the patient’s skin and, among other things, to know the different phases and sensations that are experienced when assuming a disease.

Negation

In this phase, the patient often feels lonely and lost, and falls into the error of looking for information on the Internet to try to overcome the trance on his own, something that can be very dangerous if you consult inappropriate sources.

The best thing during this process is to tell him that when he is willing to talk about it, let him know, always leaving his space and time.

Anger

After searching for information and assimilating what is happening, the moment comes when the patient asks: “Why me?”, “How can this be happening to me?”

It is at this point that patience, listening skills and empathy are the best weapons to deal with these feelings. It is not advisable to leave their side no matter how complicated it is.

Depression

This is feeling of worthlessness and sadness at not being able to do the same things they did before the disease appeared. That penalty eliminates the desire to move forward and can lead to depression if it is not treated in time.

The first thing that can help the patient is to remind him that it is normal to have some good days and some bad days, find a way to cheer him up. These are qualities of an assistant that studied in a school of nursing assistants (โรงเรียน สอน ผู้ ช่วย พยาบาล, which is the term in Thai). In this way, you can increase the number of days in which you can find yourself better.