When will it ever stop?!

[Wiszbone77]

High school hurts alot, especially when several of your peers and friends die.

I'm a junior, and I have lost a girl my sophomore year, Chelsea Bushell, to a car accident.

This year, I have lost another girl due to another car accident, she sat next to me in my 1st period class so I would see her all the day. This happened, the week before my schools homecoming, so about a month or so ago.

And just tonight, I found out that one of my old friends from 5th grade, hung himself because he had severe heart conditions. This was the most recent, occuring on Nov 13.

Its just so hard to deal with all this stress and death, around. I can't imagine what kind of stress the family members go through. But WHY!? WHY must there always be so much hurt, stress, and depression always around. Won't it ever stop?

I still have another half of my junior year to complete, and yet my senior year as well, and theres no telling what could happen, I just really don't want to find out..
Anyone else care to discuss the loss of their school peers / friends?

[Baby_jo]

It hurts that people we know were leaving us. For me I believe that
things like death happens, to remind me of things I am forgetting.
If i worry too much I am might go crazy so what i do is just laugh alot,
watch funny movies, talk more to your family, talk to friends,
that's how i stop depression.

[byee]

Hey, i'm really sorry for your losses. I agree that it all seems so senseless. Maybe that adds to the pain, who's supposed to die when they're a kid? It is unfair.

I hope there's some kind of grief counselling at school, a place where trained pros come in and work with all of you to deal with all those feelings that these horrible tragedies cause. If not, maybe your guidance counsellor or other trusted adult?

I personally believe that life is precious, and when something awful and unexpected happens it serves to remind us of this. And in some small way, not only make us appreciative of the life we have, but to also dedicate ourselves in some way to the lives of others.

I don't know, maybe that sounds kinda idealistic, but maybe a bit of idealism helps deal with the pain of the reality a bit better.

Sam

[Prince_of_Peace]

People come and go in our lives daily. It hurts when friends no longer return since there has been some emotional bonding. However, we can not think only about ourselves. I am sure they are much happier to their new status in life. They have no more peers, they have no more waking up in the morning and they have no more homework to do. Live this day as your last..it makes a difference. I see people wearing bone shirts. It is a good reminder that any day our lives can end...so be kind and generious...be happy and be free.