Inconsolable?

How do you console someone who is inconsolable? For the very definition means they cannot be consoled. Does that mean they should be abandoned? Do we just let them be and not try to console them?

Tough call.

Because sometimes when someone says "leave me alone", they mean "please help me". But sometimes they do mean "leave me alone". And as far as I have been able to deduce, there is no way in knowing when they mean which.

So what do you do?

Of course, I'm not sure anyone is truly "inconsolable"; just more likely that we (or even they) don't know how to console them. Still, the problem remains.

Perhaps we should try and if we're told "leave me alone", we try a second time. And if we're again told "leave me alone", we leave them alone for maybe a day and then try again.

I don't really have an answer...

Primal Scream

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*contented sigh* I feel much better now...

(Sometimes you just need to let one out, you know?)
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(PS: Do you know how hard that was to format so it looked good on the screen?)

Conflicted

Today, two of my favorite college football teams played each other: University of Washington (Huskies) played Univeristy of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) at ND. Who to root for...

It was a close game. It was an excelent game. It was won in overtime (OT).

There were 6 or 7 lead changes. Washington scored more touchdowns (TD); Notre Dame scored more often (with field goals [FG]).

It was an offensive battle; it was a defensive battle. In the 3rd and 4th quarters, Notre Dame stopped four goal-line stances. In one instance, it looked like Washington had scored a TD (with about 7-minutes left on the game clock), but it was called back. Then Washington set-up for a FG attempt - it made it, but there was a flag - a personal foal was called on Notre Dame, giving Washington a 1st and goal (negating the FG, of course). Washington was yet again denied a TD and had to settle for (another) FG attempt - it was good. About 3-minutes now remained on the clock. The score was now Washington 27, Notre Dame 22.

Notre Dame managed to score a TD and a 2-point conversion, making the score Washington 27, Notre Dame 30, with about 1.5 minutes left on the clock. Washington scores a FG, tying the game at 30.

OT - Washington wins the toss, elects to defend. Notre Dame scores a TD; Washington fails to score.

Final: Washington 30, Notre Dame 37.

If you missed it, you missed it.