Loss of close ones

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#1 MrMr-x2
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How do you deal with the death of people or pets that are close to you?

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#2 Pirate700
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Depends on who died.

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#3 CHOASXIII
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It depends on who it is.

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#4 MrMr-x2
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Lets say someone that is very close to you?
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#5 Pirate700
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Lets say someone that is very close to you?MrMr-x2
Again, it depends who it is.

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#6 MrMr-x2
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[QUOTE="MrMr-x2"]Lets say someone that is very close to you?Pirate700

Again, it depends who it is.

Your pet maybe.
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#7 Chris_Williams
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Its life

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#8 CHOASXIII
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Lets say someone that is very close to you?MrMr-x2

Depends still

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#9 Pirate700
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="MrMr-x2"]Lets say someone that is very close to you?MrMr-x2

Again, it depends who it is.

Your pet maybe.

For pets, I miss them and move on.

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#10 MrMr-x2
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[QUOTE="MrMr-x2"]Lets say someone that is very close to you?CHOASXIII

Depends still

I don't know any of you so its hard for me to tell. If your favorite pet dies how different would you feel if it was a rat or a dog? Favorite pet is still a favorite pet.
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The loss of a pet can be especially difficult because animals don't understand death, they only understand the concept of self preservation. I think in some cases the death of a pet can be more difficult to deal with especially if the animal is young or a long-time family pet. Death is never easy to deal with regardless of species or whatever, but it becomes much more commonplace as one gets older unfortunately. Some people deal with the death of a pet by just going out and buying another one, but this doesn't work with me.

If a death is lingering in your mind and you are having trouble dealing with it, you have only one real choice and that's give it time. It's easy to say and hear, but tough to do.

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#12 CHOASXIII
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[QUOTE="CHOASXIII"]

[QUOTE="MrMr-x2"]Lets say someone that is very close to you?MrMr-x2

Depends still

I don't know any of you so its hard for me to tell. If your favorite pet dies how different would you feel if it was a rat or a dog? Favorite pet is still a favorite pet.

If it was a pet I might be a little sad for a bit but I'd get over it.

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#13 MrMr-x2
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The loss of a pet can be especially difficult because animals don't understand death, they only understand the concept of self preservation. I think in some cases the death of a pet can be more difficult to deal with especially if the animal is young or a long-time family pet. Death is never easy to deal with regardless of species or whatever, but it becomes much more commonplace as one gets older unfortunately. Some people deal with the death of a pet by just going out and buying another one, but this doesn't work with me.

If a death is lingering in your mind and you are having trouble dealing with it, you have only one real choice and that's give it time. It's easy to say and hear, but tough to do.

Blueresident87
This resonates with me, yes. It is easy to say but not so easy to do.
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I go to my other pets for comfort and support.
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#15 tizzley
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I would be super sad if it was my favourite pet, but not nearly as sad if it was my girlfriend or my sister. In those cases it would be very hard to deal. I probably wouldn't get over it, but I'd learn to live normally without them and think about the good times. As much as it sucks, you got to do what you got to do.
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I would be really upset.

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#17 tizzley
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I would be super sad if it was my favourite pet, but not nearly as sad if it was my girlfriend or my sister. In those cases it would be very hard to deal. I probably wouldn't get over it, but I'd learn to live normally without them and think about the good times. As much as it sucks, you got to do what you got to do.
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I cried for days when my dog died...