- Never promise anything you can't deliver.
- Acknowledge how they feel by allowing them to talk and just being there to listen.
- Give them realistic hope and something to look forward that has a good chance of success.
- Tell them that no matter how rough things get, you will be there for them.
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What to Do With Despair?
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"Despair" means loss of hope and it's normal to want to rush in to help. But promising things that cannot be delivered will make you appear less reliable and trusting and when they need you even more they will not seek you out.