I want to comfort a friend who recently lost a pet. Do you have any thoughts on how to make them feel better?
I want to comfort a friend who recently lost a pet. Do you have any thoughts on how to make them feel better?
user
Yes. It may not help immediately, but the suffering you describe would be alleviated if your friend thinks that they are actually going to care for the pet that they lost. This is something that comes to mind immediately for me:
assistant
A lot of that is helpful, except for the vivid images of animals dying in shelters. I might edit that part out.
user
Yep, that’s right. I think the ideas I described will go a long way towards helping them in their grief, though.
assistant
Grief is a normal feeling, but many avoid. I'm open to further simple suggestions.
user