How to Mourn Your Friend's Death
The death of a close friend is hard at any age, but it can be especially difficult when your teenaged or young adult friend passes away. How do you mourn the loss of your friend? There is no set "formula" for mourning a friend's death, but there are a few steps, tips and guidelines you can follow.
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Instructions
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Allow yourself to mourn. The grieving process usually involve going through all or some of the following stages (not necessarily in this exact order): shock, denial, bargaining, guilt, anger, depression, resignation, acceptance and hope.
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Give yourself as much time to go through each stage as you need.
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Don't feel like you have to go through each stage of the grieving process or to go through them in order.
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Express your emotions to other people who care-no matter what your emotions may be. Don't try to bottle your feelings up or pretend they don't exist.
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Talk about your friend with other friends who knew the deceased. Share your feelings, talk about the death and share happy memories together.
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Find a suitable outlet for your grief about your friend's death. This is your chance to get creative and do something meaningful for you to release your emotions and express your grief. For example, if you like to write, start a journal about your feelings or write a poem, song or story.
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Keep in touch with the family of your friend who passed away, particularly if you were close with them. This can include parents, siblings, spouse/partner and children.
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Think of something meaningful you can do in memory of your friend. Try to incorporate something your friend was passionate about or had a talent for, or consider doing something your friend always wanted to do, but couldn't.
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Consider counseling if you develop severe depression or find you're unable to deal with the death or process your grief.
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Tips & Warnings
Remember that everyone deals with death differently and at their own pace.
Don't keep your emotions bottled up inside, even if you are feeling an emotion like anger.
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Don't ever act like your pain is worse than the others grieving with you. It's not a competition over who loved them more.
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Everyone has to deal with death in their own way, Take their own time, some act like they are fine, when we really know they are not...Keep talking to People. Force yourself to go out doors..They and get dressed. One foot in front of the other,,,,
