What do you say to a friend who has suffered a bereavement? Should you message them your condolences? What do you write in a sympathy card? It can feel confusing and awkward when you’re that friend - the one who desperately wants to help but is terrified of saying the wrong thing and making it worse. Here I offer my advice on what to say to a grieving friend.
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I used to think that being positive during a difficult time was a fancy form of denial. That it meant you had to gloss over the bad stuff and pretend that life is all rainbows and unicorns. But over time, I began to see that it’s not a binary decision. There is a middle ground.
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