Support A Grieving Friend During The Holidays

It can be incredibly difficult to know what to say when someone you loved has experienced a loss, but things become even more difficult during the holidays. The months of December and January are about getting together with our families and loved ones and celebrating our togetherness. When a friend has suffered a difficult loss, that loss can taint their holidays in a way that many of us cannot understand unless we have suffered similar losses. No matter what kind of a loss your friend has suffered, it is important to express your comfort and support, and to give your strength to him or her in this difficult time.

It is very important that you rely on what you know about your friend to guide you in the best ways to offer comfort during their grieving process. If your friend is an introvert and tends to hold in their emotions and hide from others, it may be difficult to get them to express their feelings, even to close friends and family. This personality type often leads to self-destructive attitudes and can make the grieving process more difficult. While there is no “right” or “wrong” way to grieve, you must make sure that your friend understands you are there for them no matter what.

It is often very hard to find the right words to say to a friend who has experienced a loss. The holidays make that harder, because your friend’s loss may remind you of everything you have to be grateful for, making the words that much more difficult to come by. You should know that there are things you can give to a mourning friend that will lighten the load, and express your sympathy in the way you really want. The Comfort Company specializes in unconventional sympathy gifts, so you can find exactly what you want to help express your true feelings.

There are no perfect words of sympathy that you can offer a mourning person. Healing comes with time and with work, but during this difficult time you can offer your words and your support to your friend by simply listening, or if they need you to, distracting them from their loss so they can focus on the people they still have with them. Remember that there is no right or wrong way to grieve, and that means there is no proper way to express your sympathy. When you need to find the right words or gift, turn to The Comfort Company.

By: Renee Wood, MSW

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Renee Wood founded The Comfort Company in 2000. She is a social worker that has helped families deal with the loss or pending loss of a child, as well as aiding patients in the end-stage of renal failure. The gifts provided by The Comfort Company offer memorial ideas as well as hope for healing hearts.