Yeah, unsurprising. Even for the hosts she doesn't know well, their going into comas would hit her hard — she'll be worried about all the people they knew who may be suffering now, wondering if she could have done something, sad that she never took the time to get to know them so that she could be more sad... Being Elena Gilbert is an exhausting proposition. All Damon can do is try to make it less so.

( If you can live through Mystic Falls, Elena, you can live through this. It'll suck, but you can. )

Hearing that isn't always the most helpful, Damon knows. What does it matter if she can live through it and be okay later when she's not okay now? Figuring out the balance between hope for the future and comfort in the now is tricky, but it seems like this time Elena could use some reminding that this isn't all her life will ever be.