• "I care about you"

• "I luv (love) you"

• "No!!  You're *not* mad and you're not a freak - not at all!!"

• "I want to help"

• "I want to help you through this"

• "I want to try and understand"

• "I'm here for you"

• "I'm here if you need a hug"

• "I'm here for you every step of the way"

• "I'm here for you through good times and bad"

• "I'm here if you need a shoulder to cry on"

• "It's O.K if you don't want to talk - I'm still here to listen"

• "It's O.K to cry"

• "You have given so much support to other people, now it's time for you to sit back and let others support you"

• "You are a very important person"

• "You are a wonderful friend"

• "I'm sorry you are hurting"

• "I'm sorry you are in pain.  I would like to try and help you.  I will look after myself so you don't need to worry that what you say will hurt me.  I want to be here for you, so please say whatever you need to say.  It won't hurt me"

• "I can't imagine how much pain you must be going through now, but I'd like to try and understand if I can.  If I cannot understand fully, you will always have my compassion and empathy"

• "I empathise"

• "Sometimes it can feel like no-one is hearing you... I want to be able to hear whatever you want to say, however you want to say it" (I said this to a friend  on 18/11/00 and I was quite impressed with the way it came out!)

• "I'm here if you need some support"

• "It will take time for the pain to ease so take all the time you need - I'll still be here for you"

• "Wow!  You lasted out really well!  Congratulations!"

• "Did anything happen to make you want to do it?"

• "Do you want to talk about it?"

• "How are you feeling now?  How did you feel when you did it?"

• "I'm always here for you if feel like it again and want to talk"

• "Is there anything I can do to help"

• "It must be so hard for you"

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