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How to help those who are grieving. Check this thread (feel free to make corrections and add yours too):
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1. Don’t tell them to stop crying. People have different ways of handling grief and if crying is one of the ways they can do that, please, let him/her proceed. You have no right to dictate how a person should handle grieve. That is why...
...it is not advisable for you to tell a male individual who is crying to “Be a man”. Men cry too. Boys cry. Let them cry if they have to. It might ease the pain.
2. If you don’t know what to say, don’t say anything. Or, you can simply say “I actually don’t know what to say”. It is better to be quiet or say the above mentioned than to speak and say the wrong things...
...It might make the situation worse. Sometimes, your presence might be all they need.
3. If the grieving person needs space, give him/her that space. That might be their own way of handling loss. That of course, shouldn’t stop you from checking on them and seeing if they’re okay...
...And when they’re finally willing to “return”, welcome them. Let them know that you’ll always be there for them.
