Talking can be difficult, can’t it? I find that most people are genuinely interested in helping others but maybe find that their words fall flat. There are countless phrases people have in their back pocket for when they hear about bad things. Truth be told though, most people would rather no one tell them anything bad. I mean, obviously. Yet, bad things do happen, and when bad things happen it is important for people to be able to talk about it. Let’s chat about the 4 worst things you can say to a victim/survivor of sexual violence, and then give you some new phrases to put in that pocket of yours.