r/GriefSupport • u/InterestingSand6911 • 4d ago

Supporting Someone All of you here are so kind

Looks like all of reddit's kind people have ended in this unfortunate sub.

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u/SillyWhabbit 4d ago

Report any aggressive BS to mods and don't engage when confronted with people here for a troll. There is a link to modmail in the side bar on the top of the moderator list.

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u/BridgetNicLaren 4d ago

I've found so much support over my dad's death in connecting with and helping others in this sub. It's genuinely so nice

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u/bloodinthewater3 Mom Loss 4d ago

I guess life doesn't treat kind people well

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u/Born_Net_6668 4d ago

One thing that’s allowed me to navigate through my own grieving process is simply helping others do the same. This is my favorite subreddit; none of us deserve to be here, but we show up for complete strangers and it’s a beautiful thing.

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u/CraftLass Multiple Losses 4d ago

Agree with all of this. And it is a far less lonely path with all of you, even if we'll never meet and have very different stories that led us here.

Few things are so mutually beneficial and that is a beautiful thing.

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u/Born_Net_6668 4d ago

Your response brought real tears to my eyes. I love your insight and I just want to tell you that you’re in my heart!

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u/luckysyd 4d ago

Grief is one of the hardest things pretty much everybody on this planet will have to face one way or another. So I try to uplift people at their lowest even if it is for a few seconds...Nobody deserves this horrible feeling even if it is unavoidable.

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u/Natural-Run9072 4d ago

I’m grateful I found this sub. I just lost my sweet Dad 3 weeks ago.

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u/YogaChefPhotog 4d ago

I’m so sorry for your loss.

I agree—I’m so grateful for everyone here. I came here last year to help with processing a loved one’s death from 2022 and then my oldest sister died suddenly 41 days ago.

Sometimes I can only read posts and other times I offer my condolences. Even without responding though, I’m still holding space in my heart for all of us.

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u/Natural-Run9072 4d ago

🫶🏼🫶🏼

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u/Fast-Cranberry-7035 4d ago

Hugs 🫂 

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u/canIStayAnonym_ous Dad Loss 4d ago

This sub is a reason Im still alive. Some of the comments have really stuck with me. I think about them every day…

I even came back to life because I started browsing other subreddits that used to come up as suggestions. But the reaosn why I opened reddit so much was to constantly post and read and chat with the kindest people on this sub

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u/-dot-dot-dot- 4d ago

Because pain often creates empathy.

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u/WingsOfTin 4d ago

I think grief can have a way of opening up our hearts and making us more compassionate if we let it. It can also have the opposite effect for other folks, too, sometimes. My mom died three years ago but I still hang out in here because I relate to everyone. You all "get it", though I'm sorry that you do. <3

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u/DragonballDurag Grandparent Loss 4d ago

I’m grateful I found this sub. There’s so much support and the kind people here have made me feel seen and heard after my grandpas death. I also glad I get to help others grieving too.