Social Health Comic by VIVIAN FINGER

#1 Daniel Intro

943097 — 2024-10-13 13:46:02 UTC

Daniel is sitting and knitting by his favorite corner of the house, enjoying the peace and quiet by himself.

#2 Henry intro

943097 — 2024-10-13 13:50:06 UTC

Henry is outside in the yard, drinking tea to relax and calm down his emotions

#3

943097 — 2024-10-13 13:53:39 UTC

Earlier that day, Henry and Daniel were having a conversation about their days when things started to get a bit tense.

#5

943097 — 2024-10-13 13:58:08 UTC

Daniel was not very happy about this, Henry's lack of eye contact was making him feel very unheard and disrespected. He decided to be honest and direct by saying "Henry, when I'm talking about something that happened and you're texting someone else it makes me feel very disrespected. I would love it if you could try to listen to me more when I'm talking"

(Honest and Direct communication)

#4

943097 — 2024-10-13 14:05:40 UTC

Daniel was talking about the new relationship drama that was going on at his job because he and Henry were best friends and that's what friends do. Meanwhile, Heney wasn't looking at him, he was more focused on texting on his phone.

#6

943097 — 2024-10-13 14:10:41 UTC

Annoyed, Henry said "Daniel, obviously I'm still listening to you" before going back to texting.

(showing the opposite of active listening and not being respectful about Daniels remark)

#7

943097 — 2024-10-13 14:24:17 UTC

"If you're talking about something important with another friend, I absolutely understand and respect that, but I'd like you to let me know. Otherwise, It feels like you don't care about our conversation"

(Daniel trying to be respectful and appropriate when asking Henry for something)

#8

943097 — 2024-10-13 14:27:23 UTC

"God Daniel, can't you just get off my back? I can listen to you while talking to someone else, stop being so sensitive."

(Henry being aggressive and rude)

#9

943097 — 2024-10-13 14:31:01 UTC

Because they couldn't come to an agreement, both Henry and Daniel walked away angry, feeling like the other person was at fault and on their way to their hobbies.

(choosing to separate instead of arguing further and making things worse-good conflict resolution strategy)

#10

943097 — 2024-10-13 14:40:07 UTC

After drinking his tea and having some time to think, Henry began to regret how he treated Daniel in their argument, so he decided to go apologize. He did this because he knew how much he cared about Daniel, and didn't want to lose their friendship.

(Regret and choosing to apologize after an argument instead of letting it sit)

#11

943097 — 2024-10-13 14:47:52 UTC

"Hi Daniel," Henry said. "I was thinking about what happened earlier and I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. I see where you were feeling unheard, my not making any contact and minimal responses were very rude, and I shouldn't have gotten angry when you asked me about it. Next time, I'll make sure to not be on my phone while we're having a conversation."

(Henry putting together a well thought out and meaningful apology)

#12

943097 — 2024-10-13 14:53:43 UTC

The whole time Henry was talking, Daniel was making eye contact with him and nodding along. "Thank you for coming to apologize. I was feeling very hurt during our conversation but walking away plus your apology has made me feel a lot better, I absolutely forgive you"

(Daniel actively listening to Henry and then continuing to communicate his part of the apology, along with good communication in general. The two used good conflict resolution by walking away)