In Russia there are many tacitly forbidden topics for discussion in a decent society: sex, money, death, health. Even very close people are shy and do not want to talk about such things among themselves. And if a person is a distant relative or a work colleague to you, then you really need to show special delicacy in talking about his health.
Instructions
Step 1
How to ask a colleague about health. In the work team, health issues can be of particular importance. First, a person who has the flu can infect those who come into contact with him by the nature of his service. Secondly, a sick leave threatening one employee can spoil the plans of the entire department. Third, questions about the health of older colleagues can make them nervous, since they feel that they are less valuable to the team than younger and daring ones. Etiquette prescribes not to ask unfamiliar people directly about their well-being. But you can ask a question vaguely: about overwork, reaction to the air conditioner, or about plans for the coming days. Sometimes it is better not to ask, but to offer the sick employee a day off if you can influence this.
Step 2
How to ask parents about their health. Perhaps this is the simplest task. In old age, many people themselves begin to talk more often about their "sores", real and imaginary. There is a different principle here than at work. The more often you ask, the less often you will be "loaded" with unnecessary details. And the less there will be invented symptoms against the background of feelings of anxiety and loneliness. Continuous attention to elderly parents allows them to feel better and get sick less often. Better yet, have health walks or fortified fruit and vegetable dinners together.
Step 3
How to ask your child about health. This can be a real challenge. The smaller the baby, the more difficult it is for him to explain to you what exactly hurts him. In addition, children can play as soon as they feel relieved. For very young children, frequent monitoring of their condition is suitable, especially with a cold. Measuring temperature, listening to breathing, helping to clear the nose - many mothers do not need to ask for these response measures. At school age, you can invite the child to draw a sick person. Children under adolescence will not feel the trick in this test and will most likely portray themselves. At the teenage stage of life, the child must come prepared: he must be aware of age-related changes. Muscle and bone aches, weakness, and dizziness may be signs of too fast growth. And girls need to be explained in advance what menstruation is. Otherwise, there is a risk of too much shock for an untrained teenager.
Step 4
How to ask your beloved about health. Another delicate point: relationships with loved ones. Many are concerned about the absence of mental illness and sexually transmitted infections. Here, most likely, you will have to focus on indirect data. As for the mental states of people, one can speak on the example of movie characters, neighbors, or even fictional former classmates. From the person's attitude to the topic, preliminary conclusions can be drawn about how close and familiar it is to him. With regard to infectious diseases, it is useful to be careful and always use a condom at first. And an indirect sign of the presence of problems of this kind may be a person's tendency to change partners too often and the desire to meet with several of them at the same time.
