Bereavement - Teens Support Group
This community is focused on teens who have lost someone close to them. Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss, and while most people focus on the emotional response to loss, it can affect us behaviorally, physically, and even spiritually. This is a safe place to talk about how you're feeling and coping with grief, and to share experiences that have helped you through.
When I was in middle school, I lost my best friend from another state, my great grandfather, and my first dog. I am now a junior in high school and I've had to deal with four more deaths. One in freshman, my three year old dog, who's death I accidently caused. Another, early in my school year, a senior who sat at my table at lunch. And two more just in the last couple days. A guy in my grade who I talked to a lot, and a guy two years above me, who I didn't talk to as much. It hurts and my depression has been getting worse. I don't know what to do anymore. I'm scared to get close to people, because I don't want to lose anymore friends. I need advice on what I should do.
My advice is this: To cherish the times that you had with the ones you lost while also looking to the future and trying to make more memories with different people. Never getting close to anyone again is going to cause many more problems in the long run. Instead we have to accept that death happens and do our best to continue living.