What do you say to comfort someone that recently lost someone in their family?
Not just by suicide, but by all types of death. No one I know has lost someone recently, but this question has been floating around my head, and I don’t believe in coincidences.
I’ve never lost anyone, so I have no clue what to say
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Say “I’m sorry. Would you like a hug, a Twinkie, or a shot of whiskey”?
Everyone dies, no one gets out of here alive. Death is only sad for the living, the dead don’t worry about being dead.
@morris: JM FTW.
@HDS; Yep. Jim Morrison, you got t.
Its a difficult situation. When somebody loses somebody in life it hurts them. So it can be touchy as to what to say to them. Because nothing that we say can bring the lost one back.
For me I have found that the only thing you can really do is to let them know that you are sorry to hear about their loss and that you are there for them if they want to talk… or if they need anything.
Because often when a person loses somebody > the pain of it gets bottled up inside and talking to somebody about it can really help. So offering a listening ear can be helpful. Also offering your general helping hand if they need one is a good thing too.