It makes it seem like you're minimizing what they're experiencing right now.
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Pics. It's important to be flexible and open to a person's way of grieving. The best way to offer support, however, is not.
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Just concentrate on listening to the words that are being shared… If you or someone you love is grieving, you don't have to face your loss alone. You need to know that you can't 'fix' their grief.
By sharing your own experience it can help to make that seem possible.
It makes it seem like you're minimizing what they're experiencing right now. Having someone else that has been through a similar situation can be comforting. Helping a grieving person tip 1: You need to know that you can't 'fix' their grief.
