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Condolences

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ever feel better. Is not this so? And yet it is a mistake. You are sure to be happy again. To know this, which is certainly true, will make you some less miserable now. I have had experience enough to know what I say; and you need only to believe it, to feel better at once. The memory of your dear Father, instead of an agony, will yet be a sad sweet feeling in your heart, of a purer and holier sort than you have known before.
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Sorrow comes to all; and, to the young, it comes with bitterest agony, because it takes them unawares. The older have learned to ever expect it. I am anxious to afford some alleviation of your present distress. Perfect relief is not possible, except with time. You can not now realize that you will
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Condolence is not always expressed in sorrow or grievance, as it can also be used to acknowledge a fellow feeling or even a common opinion. There are various ways of expressing condolences to the victims. Examples include donating money to the charity nominated by the person who has just died,
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A study from 2020 found that the specific words of condolence offered by doctors to grieving survivors can play a role in how those survivors fare in terms of subsequent mental health outcomes.
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expression "My condolences" will be in a context, such as of a friend's loved one, in which the one offering of condolences is communicating feelings of sympathy or empathy to that friend.
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writing in a condolences book or supporting the friends and family of the loved one by making meals and looking after them in various ways in times of need.
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When individuals condole, or offer their condolences to a particular situation or person, they are offering active conscious
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of that person or activity. This is often expressed by saying, "Sorry". Often, the
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Examples of condolence messages to say and write for every situation.
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to someone who is experiencing pain arising from death, deep mental
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Index

sympathy
anguish
support
English language
Consolation
Mourning
Thoughts and prayers
"Abraham Lincoln on Living with Loss: His Magnificent Letter of Consolation to a Grief-stricken Young Woman"
Archived
"condolence"
"25 Professionals Share the Best Ways to Support Someone Who is Grieving"
"Bereavement Care in the Wake of COVID-19: Offering Condolences and Referrals"
Condolence Message Examples
Categories
Counseling
Grief

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