A patient newly diagnosed with cancer is crying and asking why me. The most therapeutic re

A) Everything will be fine

B) It must be very difficult to receive this news. I am here to listen whenever you are ready to talk.

C) You should be strong

D) Other patients have it worse

Explanation

Therapeutic response: acknowledge feelings, offer presence, avoid false reassurance. "It must be difficult..." validates emotions. "Everything will be fine" = false reassurance. "Be strong" = minimizing. "Others have it worse" = comparing/dismissing.

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A patient newly diagnosed with cancer is crying and asking why me. The most therapeutic response is:

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