serious post: My really good friends brother just commited suicide

[Kaj]

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Anything along the lines of "That's really [censored] up; is there anything I can do?" is fine.

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Isnt saying "thats really [censored] up" going to make her feel a lot worse? Its pretty obv she knows it sucks, pointing it out seems counterproductive.

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Maybe I overestimate people, but I think adults are capable of expressing "I am so sorry, anything I can do to help" without actually having to have the exact words written on their hand or a cheat sheet.