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Tamlyn

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Consoling a friend
« on: March 26, 2017, 05:28:09 PM »
Even at my age, I am still learning how to talk to someone who is grieving because I've found that every situation is different, just as the people going through it are different, and you may know exactly what to say sometimes because what works in one situation might not work for another.


How best do you decide what to say to someone in that position to make it clear that you really care and you're there for them?

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Consoling a friend
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Offline MaryB

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Re: Consoling a friend
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2017, 06:42:31 PM »
Sometimes admitting we cannot know the debt of their grief is a help.  For people to say they understand our pain, when we know they've never experienced it, sometimes hurts more.  Am I saying that right?  To me if someone just listens to me is enough.  Is that how you are?
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Re: Consoling a friend
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2017, 10:41:20 AM »
It depends on how well you know the person really. If they are close friends then I find I usually know what to say to them, unless the situation is really unusual. If they aren't so close, then a sincerely offer of condolences and help if needed, always seems appropriate.

The only thing I would say if to make sure you follow through with your offer if they ask for help. When I was grieving, I had a lot of offers of help, but the moment I actually asked for help (not for big things, but things like lifts to the hospital when the person was already going there) the offers vanished. Some of those friendships did not recover.

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