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anyonehaveeeeSo anyway you know what this thread is. You can rant and give support. I have a  general question so why not...

Does anyone have tips for coping with loss?  

submitted by ..., age ..., ...
(February 3, 2019 - 7:04 pm)

back to the Down to Earth
submitted by | |l || |_
(February 3, 2019 - 10:28 pm)
submitted by thats what I thought, this would be about lol
(February 4, 2019 - 7:07 am)
submitted by What is this?
(February 4, 2019 - 3:04 pm)

is this loss?

submitted by S. Clockwork
(February 4, 2019 - 11:25 pm)
submitted by Top poke nudge
(February 3, 2019 - 11:51 pm)

@What is this? I think this is really a thread for dealing with loss. OP, I’m sorry I don’t really have any tips for coping, but I hope you know that we’re here for you. *hugs* I’m sorry.

However, that first comment is a reference to a well-known internet meme that originated with a page from a webcomic, Ctrl+alt+del. The meme is famously recognizable in pretty much any format, even one as simple as that comment, and I couldn’t help but post it. 

submitted by coyotedomino, age 15, Lost
(February 4, 2019 - 5:53 pm)

Thank you coyotedomino. I forgot to clear things up

submitted by ..., age ..., ...
(February 4, 2019 - 6:30 pm)

I'm the person who posted as what is this?, so thank you for clearing that up. I was referring to the | |l || |_ thing, not the thread in general.

I think everyone has different strategies for coping with loss. When my grandpa died, I just continued with my life as normal and tried not to think about it. While I'm pretty sure suppressing your emotions is bad for you, it's what worked for me. I think sometimes it's just important to make yourself feel better in the moment, but then also try to make yourself feel better for the future.

In Jewish tradition, during the week after a close family member dies, you sit shivah, and, among other things, many family members come together and share stories. We try to be happy for the life the person lived, rather than sad that it is now over.

As coyotedomino said, we are here for you. *hugs* 

submitted by Kitten
(February 4, 2019 - 7:32 pm)

I don't really know what it feels like, since I've never had it, but I know a family friend whose mother/grandmother died, and they thought about that yes, they should be sad, but imagine the person's thoughts. They wouldn't want you to be sad for so long! So try to imagine them there, maybe.

As many of them have said, we're all here for you! *hugs gently* 

submitted by Twirlgirl, age 13, My Imaginary Dance Studio
(February 4, 2019 - 11:24 pm)

There's Winter so there can be Spring.

Bad times are in your life so that the good times can have sweetness in it.

And life is like the cycle of the seasons. Sure, there will be bad times, but after winter comes spring. 

 

submitted by Aquamarine, age XI, In the Clouds
(February 8, 2019 - 2:55 pm)

I was outside and my life was finally quiet and I feel God told me this. 

submitted by Aquamarine , age XI, In the Clouds
(February 8, 2019 - 6:52 pm)