You are constantly giving him or her emotional, financial support, convincing him or her that everything is okay, and they can even drag you into their problems making you feel equally responsible for whatever miserable state they are in.
He was then "locked up in hospital for years," until a support worker convinced him to go to a Hearing Voices support group, where "the first thing I heard in that group was, 'Your voices are real.' ".
But the outpouring of support has convinced him that the Academy Awards still matter.
It's been a decade since the celebrity chef won public support and convinced the government to create the Children's Food Trust.
He paused, stumbled for words, and added sheepishly, "I said on Wednesday the manager is a genius, and it is his belief and support that convinced me to stay".
State Senator Dana L. Redd of Camden, who had backed Mrs. Clinton, said she switched because Mr. Obama's growing support had convinced her that Mr. Obama was the best choice to win the general election and lead effectively as president.
Russia's military support has convinced him that he can win the war or, at a minimum, hold out for more favorable terms.
I began to research home schooling, and LGBT support sites, convinced that I was going to have to help her navigate through this, even though I had no experience with being gay, and even though I clearly couldn't tell gay from straight anyway.
For that, I thank the rapporteur above all and, I venture to say - the French government which made this one of its priorities during its presidency, in the first half of 1995, when it reached agreement with the governments of almost all of the Member States and with this House, which gave its support, firmly convinced that what we want is not a Europe of bankers but a Europe of citizens.
