Decisions

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[troglodytis@lemmy.world]

That sucks. Definitely push the last one. This happened to me one time in band camp

[fckreddit@lemmy.ml]

"That's rough, buddy" is my goto.

[candyman337@sh.itjust.works]

Empathize, "I can imagine how much that must have hurt, I'm sorry you had to deal with that"

[recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca]

That sucks but this reminds me of...

...and that's how I became king of the pirates, well anyways you should invest into my NFT cryptoAI trust me bro this gonna go to the moon!

[honeymustardgas@lemmy.world]

Good thing he has three things to push all the buttons with......

[hidingunderhats@lemmy.world]

Gotta find a non-patronizing way to ask if they need help, a hug, or to be heard.

[edgemaster72@lemmy.world]

"that's crazy"

[yarharsuperstar@lemmy.world]

Or maybe ask what they need from you? Just a thought.

[kolanaki@yiffit.net]

There is a secret fourth option:

Give hug

[unclestewart@sh.itjust.works]

[phobosanomaly@feddit.uk]

It works spectacularly well with people you're close to or on very good terms with.

If my other half is kicking off about something, a quick "hey listen, are you wanting help to fix this or are you wanting to vent like fuck to feel a bit better?"

It's rarely the former, though I'd be more than happy to help if it was. At least then I can let her rage out and decompress without throwing in unwanted suggestions.

Probably comes across as a bit blunt to people you don't know well though.

[catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Haha so true!

[rigatti@lemmy.world]

Haha So True!

[xeekei@lemm.ee]

The Paragon interrupt.

[septimaeus@infosec.pub]

And then what happened?
That must be really hard for you.
Wow. You don’t deserve that.
How do you feel about it now?
Ugh. That sounds awful.
You’re handling this better than I would.
How do you even respond to that?
Tell me about it.
What can I do to help?
You’ve got this, but I’m here.

[midnight_puker@sh.itjust.works]

I'm more of a "well, shit" guy myself.

[ivanafterall@lemmy.world]

This is slowly being replaced by ing or ️‍ing the message. No actual words needed.

[ivanafterall@lemmy.world]

"Frankly, you brought this all on yourself" usually resolves it quickly, in my experience.

[veroxii@aussie.zone]

"my first girlfriend turned into the moon"