“Unlocking Compassion: The 9 Phrases That Can Deepen an Emotionally Wounded Woman’s Pain – and What You Should Say Instead!”
Understanding and empathy are powerful tools. They convey the message that you’re there to support her through her pain, not to fix it for her.
4) Telling her to “Move on”
Imagine for a second that you’ve been through a traumatic experience. You’re doing your best to cope, but the emotional pain is still raw. Then, someone drops the seemingly harmless line, “You need to move on.” Suddenly, the wound feels fresh again.
Telling an emotionally wounded woman to “move on” or “get over it” can come across as dismissive and insensitive. It implies that there’s a set timeline for healing, which isn’t the case. Healing from emotional wounds is a deeply personal process, and everyone moves at their own pace.
