How Do You Comfort And Console Others Grieving Over The Death Of A Loved One?
When the final hour comes, and you realize that your son, father or grandparent is now deceased, there could be great pain and emotion exploding all around you. Now it becomes extremely important for you to be strong for others. Here are a few tips to help you do it right. Comfort from your comfort. If others are to be comforted by you over a loss, you will need to be comforted first it. Understanding death is crucial to your personal acceptance of a loved one’s death. They have to be able to look at you and know that everything is going to be alright; hardly possible if you are an emotional wreck yourself (see my related article: “How to accept the inevitable death of a (terminal) loved one”). Be quick to listen and slow to speak. Don’t feel like you have to give a whole post-eulogy speech. It’s not a good idea to say things like “He was a fine man”, it’s better to say “I’m so sorry for your loss”; however let them say whatever they want and don’t interrupt. Just hug them, apologize a
