Are you a trained therapist? Well obviously not, or else you wouldn't be asking this question on a public forum.
The answer is you don't. You can't. You don't know where to start and neither do the rest of us yahoos. Even for a trained professional it's a crap shoot if they're going to be of any help.
You can provide support and sympathy and a watchful eye for any indication that they might hurt them self. And that's about it.
Did you even read the top comment. People know what they're talking about around here
Hey fuck-o I read all the comments before posting, that comment hadn't been made yet. Some people around here might know what they're talking about but you don't.
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