| Teen Grief |
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| You just got the phone call - "Did you hear? ______ is dead!" After those first words, you may or may not have heard the rest. The caller's voice may seem to have trailed off in a language that you don't hear or understand. Those stinging words were all your brain could handle. No one is there, but you swear someone just punched you as hard as they could in the gut. How can this be? You just talked to _____ this morning! It can't be true. You begin to cry, and then to scream. Then you pick up the phone to try and find someone to tell you it isn't real. |
| Everyone grieves. Everyone experiences death at some point in life. Some people see death when they are young, some when they are old. So what makes you, the teenager, so special? Well, physically and psychologically, you are special. You are different from everyone at every other age. One of the toughest things about the teenage years is that you feel everything times about a hundred. All the growing and the hormones, you just feel more. You are at the most sensitive place in life, so when grief happens, it hits SO hard. Another special thing about you is that you have this amazing power to bounce back from things that knock you down. There is hope for the teens who grieve. |
| When death hits close to home, whether it is a family member, a friend or classmate, it makes us realize that we actually CAN die. It doesn't just happen to 'other people'. Our basic security gets shaken, and for maybe the first time, we are afraid. We also feel the heart-wrenching emptiness where this person used to be. The friends band together. We write, draw, sing, play music, whatever brings some sort of comfort. We feel agony, despair, loss, depression, or disbelief. It is important to know that these feelings will pass in time. We must find a way to deal with the initial shock period, and then slowly begin to put the pieces back together. Teenagers are the absolute best at honoring their fallen brothers and sisters. The unity and honesty they show in these dark times surpass what most adults are capable of expressing. |
| So now what do you do? Now you must grieve in your own special way, so that you may live a full and happy life. You know your loved one would want it that way. But How? There are some basic guidelines you must remember after a loss. |
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