How should you respond when a group chat goes quiet after a personal share?

[Isabella74]

I’ve been wondering lately if anyone else feels this weird tension when a group chat suddenly goes silent after someone shares something personal. It happened last week when my friend opened up about a tough time, and then there was just… nothing. No likes, no replies, for hours. I didn’t know whether to double-text to acknowledge it or just leave it, worried that piling on might make it worse. The whole thing left me overthinking the etiquette of digital backchanneling.