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Originally Posted by SophiaG
Personally I just feel like my responses aren't making that much of a difference and that I don't know what to say to people. I want to "fix" their problems, but I feel like I don't have the knowledge within me to say the right things to them. So I end up not saying anything at all.
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As someone who has been suicidal and depressed before, I've learned that you don't have to be extremely knowledgeable to make someone feel better. A simple "I'm always here for you, and I care about you," can sometimes be enough to make someone feel a whole lot better. Maybe they don't hear that they're cared about enough, and they simply want someone to offer their support. You don't have to know exactly what to say. What counts is that you say anything at all.