MY FRIENDS ARE DYING!!!!!!!

I had a friend commit suicide in high school.

It wasn't a fun experince since I was kinda in the middle of it being close friends with his Girlfriend.

Let your self go through the full range of grief emotions that come up. You probably will feel alot of them. Ranging from I could have stopped him, or I knew something was wrong and didn't say anything, to why did he do it.

Spend time with the friends you do have, and together you will all heal.

The same goes for the friend who OD'd on drugs.

It will take time, but you will adjust and come to a new view on life without them in your world.

It helps if you have some spiritual or religious beliefs to fall back on as well about the afterlife and what it means and why it is your time to go.

It's rough, but thats life, just surround yourslef with friends, familt and good people, and cry.

Losing friends can be one of the toughest experiences of teenhood. Cause its litterally like no one knows what your feeling or going through.

If your a christian, i know that God has got me through some of the roughest times in my life. Just talk to him. Tell him what your going through, tell him what your feeling. He knows whats best for you and he'll make sure everything works out in the longrun.

I know when tragic things happen to me, i have trouble with blaming other people or blaming myself. Ive learned not to blame yourself for things you couldnt have fixed anyway...it just makes the situation harder.

Its okay to be sad. Its okay to be mad. I dont mean to sound like Dr. Seuss there..but really, trust me when i say i know that sometimes you have to just let your frustrations out. Get a notebook...write out your feelings. Hit the wall. Yea...it helps.

Really, what you have to adjust to is your friends not being there. Its going to be way different, and the "adjusting" part wont be that easy.

Go visit your friend in the hospital. Take him/her flowers...bring them a card. Even if they never get a chance to read it...it may make you feel better that youve done this for them. Talk to them...tell them "remember when" stories, and tell them what a great friend they were, and tell them to be strong..even if there asleep and cant hear you. It will help to get those words out.

Go to your other friends funeral...visit there grave. Take them flowers.

Most importantly dont forget your friends.

Remember, every thing happens for a reason and some things fall apart so that other things can fall together...

I hope this helped. Ill pray for you!