It reassuring to hear that sadness can be embraced and doesn’t need to be chased away?

It reassuring to hear that sadness can be embraced and doesn’t need…

It reassuring to hear that sadness can be embraced and doesn’t need to be chased away?

Emotional pain seems to be a natural part of life. We can help each other through the hard times with the right words. A simple: “I’m sorry you have to go through this,” coupled with “I don’t know what that feels like, but I know it must be very hard,” can make all the difference.
Melancholy is beyond sad: as a noun or an adjective, it’s a word for the gloomiest of spirits. Being melancholy means that you’re overcome in sorrow, wrapped up in sorrowful thoughts.