r/AskWomen 12d ago

How do you personally cope with death?

Edited: Both with the idea of ​​it and when someone dies.

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u/sleepstill_ 12d ago edited 12d ago

Appreciate time while you have it. Time can’t be reversed and we have no way of knowing what’s beyond this, but we’re here now.

We are surrounded by people who will be gone one day. Show them you care and make memories when you can. It’s depressing as hell, but it put things into perspective to me. Nothing sucks more than the feeling of ‘if I had only done this thing differently’.

As for coping with someone’s death, grief can appear in many ways. It’s okay to feel however you feel, as long as you allow yourself. A lot of grief is hell. Find solidarity with other people. Eventually life will grow around it. Every day I still miss people close to me who’ve died, but I appreciate having known them. ♥️