How can I help others who are grieving?

Q: How can I help others who are grieving?

Be There: People in grief need support and presence much more than advice. Be available. Initiate Contact: The person often wants help, but can’t ask. Listen: Listening without judgment or interruption can be the most important gift you can give. Touch: It can be healing. Pay attention to the other person’s comfort. A hand on the shoulder, a hug, or a neck rub feels good. Silence Is Golden: Sometimes there are no words for grief and no words to take away the pain. Silence can show your trust and acceptance. Be Patient: With yourself and with your friend. You may need to give more of yourself than you ever imagined. Have Fun: Laughter and diversion are wonderful ways to regain energy. Help Your Friend Find Support: Assist them in expanding their support group. Call your local Hospice office, church, or other friends for resources. Be Yourself: Show your feelings and your natural concerns. Be a friend who shares. Believe In the Person’s Ability to Recover and Grow: Your hope and faith may be needed when their’s fails. “I follow rest, rest fled, and soon forsook me; I ran from grief, grief ran and overtook me.” – Quaies, Emblems, 1635

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Shahrukh Shaikh · Accepted Answer

Be There: People in grief need support and presence much more than advice. Be available.

Initiate Contact: The person often wants help, but can’t ask.

Listen: Listening without judgment or interruption can be the most important gift you can give.

Touch: It can be healing. Pay attention to the other person’s comfort. A hand on the shoulder, a hug, or a neck rub feels good.

Silence Is Golden: Sometimes there are no words for grief and no words to take away the pain. Silence can show your trust and acceptance.

Be Patient: With yourself and with your friend. You may need to give more of yourself than you ever imagined.

Have Fun: Laughter and diversion are wonderful ways to regain energy.

Help Your Friend Find Support: Assist them in expanding their support group. Call your local Hospice office, church, or other friends for resources.

Be Yourself: Show your feelings and your natural concerns. Be a friend who shares.

Believe In the Person’s Ability to Recover and Grow: Your hope and faith may be needed when their’s fails.

“I follow rest, rest fled, and soon forsook me; I ran from grief, grief ran and overtook me.”
– Quaies, Emblems, 1635

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