tmagistrelli: How do you deal with loss?

DominionMM1 06.26.18	don't really think there is a proper way to behave, react, and proceed
foxblood 06.26.18	get through each day one at a time, it never feels totally better because you will always miss the person you love but coping will get easier until you are mostly normal again. get what you need to get done in a day, spend time doing or watching/listening to something you enjoy to help out when you are feeling overwhelmed with emotions. take time to have space by yourself for a little while and eventually start hanging out with friends to help get your mind off things. maybe find something small you can do sometimes to feel like you are honoring the memory of the person you miss, like a little ritual. like if the person liked to garden or read books, you can do those things when you miss them.
TheSpaceMan 06.26.18	Just work to better yourself my man. If it's a love lost, then they'll have lost a great guy working to better himself. If it's a loved one passing, then they'd be very happy that youre working improve your life with them in mind
Meridiu5 06.26.18	part of it is to understand that life is a series of stepping stones. some parts will make us happy and some will make us sad. the order and the positivity is never up to us to decide so the best we can do is take each event as it comes. grieve as you need and then keep moving forward towards your next step. staying active helps a lot because most of our pain comes from our thoughts chasing themselves and creating unrealistic expectations inside of our own head. being active will drown those thoughts out
Divaman 06.27.18	I don't think there is a "supposed". I think I've dealt with it by withdrawing a little from the usual demands of my life. And when the pain subsides enough that you find yourself starting the experience something, anything, as pleasurable again (in my case it was travel), you indulge yourself in it a little until you start to feel more like yourself. (Btw, don't minimize the loss of your dog. Embarrassing to admit, but sometimes the loss of a beloved pet can hit you harder than the loss of people.)
BankZZ 06.27.18	You don’t get over death, you learn to accept it
SymbolicInTime 06.27.18	I lost my dad when I was 18, about 2 and a half years ago. Our relationship had countless ups and downs throughout my life and we were in kind of a weird place when he passed. Made me suicidal for about a year. Like BankZZ said, you don’t get over it, you do your best to accept it. Just gotta do your best to not fall into unhealthy methods of coping. Then do your best to get out of them if you fuck that up.
JeetJeet 06.27.18	Self-destructive habits tbh.
SymbolicInTime 06.27.18	^[2]
Deathconscious 06.27.18	why would you worry about this before it happens? nothing can prepare you, so its pointless to try to figure it out. youll figure it out when it happens.
someguest 06.27.18	Don't look at the meme for a day or two.
bloc 06.27.18	Stay busy. Very busy.
conesmoke 06.27.18	I buy another one. If i cant afford it i use a plugin
bentheREDfan 06.27.18	1. Don't apologize, it is no problem at all. 2. He didn't die, but I somewhat lost a mentor when he moved out of the country. Now granted, we can still email, but it still hit hard. I would say almost exactly what everybody else is saying: keep your head up, keep moving forward. Don't try to lone wolf it, and be honest with yourself about how you're feeling. Lean on those close to you for support, and remember once again that you don't have to do it alone. Also, like Bloc said, occupy yourself. I've had some bouts with loneliness and a big game-changer was self-occupation; listen to some music, do some work, read, play a game, watch TV, learn a new skill, etc. etc. And do take time to grieve; some grief is always healthy.
teamster 06.27.18	Music, sports, being with my wife and kids.
RadioheadIsOverrated 06.27.18	Honestly keep listening to music I lost my grandpa a little over a week ago and that's been helping me cope.
conesmoke 06.27.18	Use the feelings to make art. You may never find the feelings you are currently getting again..
pizzamachine 06.27.18	At first it’s like a part of you dies and all colour drains from the world. The memories are so tough but you learn to live again and be happy.
zakalwe 06.27.18	Time is a great healer.
swipenet 06.27.18	Aye, you have to deal with it and move on. It’ll get better over time. Such is life.
AsleepInTheBack 06.27.18	My advice is to lean on those around you in a reciprocal/mutual manner and hold on for a rough ride, cause with this stuff time (I find) is a major factor. Cause most of the emotions surrounding loss are quite unavoidable, you've just got to make sure they don't crush you
osmark86 06.27.18	when it feels like there's literally nothing in this world that could make you feel better then remember that eventually time will heal everything. or at least make it better than how you currently feel. some things one might never truly get over, but it can and will still get better with time.
tmagistrelli 06.27.18	Thanks for all your insight everybody. It's much appreciated.
TheSpirit 06.27.18	I Ii II I_
RadioheadIsOverrated 06.27.18	TheSpirit, I was thinking of doing that but I thought it would be in poor taste. Thank you for being a braver man than I lmao.
tmagistrelli 06.27.18	hah that's funny TheSpirit