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My childhood friend passed away months ago and I still feel devastated

 
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My childhood friend passed away months ago and I still feel devastated
I recently a childhood friend several months ago he was young in his early 20s. I've been around death before but this one hit different. We knew each other since we were young.

We grew apart near graduation of highschool. I occasionally wrote to him online afterwards but we were barely online. I should have asked for his number but its too late. Ten years later I wanted to finally hang out with him again then I found he died a couple months prior in his sleep. I didn't know because I never really check facebook.

Pretty sure I saw him at a store a year ago near where he lived.
I didn't make the approach. He didn't see me because I was behind him. I was very nervous seeing him thinking if it was him because its been so long. Now all I see is him walking out of the store play back constantly in my head.

Spoke to his mom on the phone when I found out about his death I was crying when I spoke to her. I know majority of his family members so it wasn't just one of those friends where I only knew him. His mom told me he mentioned me the week he died in conversation.

Funny thing is I did the same where I would mention him to friends saying I have this friend yadayadayada it sucks because his mom told me on the phone one of her biggest mistake was leaving us behind and where we all lived. We still live in the same area. She usually drove by thinking about us.

I regret so much not trying to hang out with him. If you know someone you want to contact again just do it please! Don't be me I now have to live with this for the rest of my life. Cherish the friends and family who are still with you.


Its been a couple months now since I found out and I'm still crying over his death. I feel like a terrible friend.
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even if you tried to reconnect and nothing came of it just a trip down memory lane at least you tried!
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I'm sorry
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Re: My childhood friend passed away months ago and I still feel devastated
Because of all this I've been a bit more communicative with other friends and just talking a bit more than usual. And hitting up friends from the past.
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12/05/2020 12:09 AM
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12/05/2020 12:12 AM
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My best childhood friend killed himself a couple years ago. I'm generally not an emotional person but it still stings. So if it's only been a few months it will probably take more time. Sorry for you loss OP.
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Re: My childhood friend passed away months ago and I still feel devastated
I recently a childhood friend several months ago he was young in his early 20s. I've been around death before but this one hit different. We knew each other since we were young.

We grew apart near graduation of highschool. I occasionally wrote to him online afterwards but we were barely online. I should have asked for his number but its too late. Ten years later I wanted to finally hang out with him again then I found he died a couple months prior in his sleep. I didn't know because I never really check facebook.

Pretty sure I saw him at a store a year ago near where he lived.
I didn't make the approach. He didn't see me because I was behind him. I was very nervous seeing him thinking if it was him because its been so long. Now all I see is him walking out of the store play back constantly in my head.

Spoke to his mom on the phone when I found out about his death I was crying when I spoke to her. I know majority of his family members so it wasn't just one of those friends where I only knew him. His mom told me he mentioned me the week he died in conversation.

Funny thing is I did the same where I would mention him to friends saying I have this friend yadayadayada it sucks because his mom told me on the phone one of her biggest mistake was leaving us behind and where we all lived. We still live in the same area. She usually drove by thinking about us.

I regret so much not trying to hang out with him. If you know someone you want to contact again just do it please! Don't be me I now have to live with this for the rest of my life. Cherish the friends and family who are still with you.


Its been a couple months now since I found out and I'm still crying over his death. I feel like a terrible friend.
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Sorry for your loss. Hang tight.
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Sorry for your loss OP, I recently lost a childhood friend to drugs. I know the pain will never go away but know that they were and are a part of you. That alone makes them live on, and nothing can replace the memories you too had and memories you will make in the future. People will be lost and gained throughout your life. Just know you are on a path and every decision you make affects others, even people you only met once. Good luck and press on. Into the great “unknown”

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Sorry to hear this, I know it's traumatic. For what it's worth, or not, it's only a temporary condition, here's the Divine solution, everybody gets a second chance to get it right by divine grace::
“Most truly I say to you, the hour is coming, and it is now, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who have paid attention will live. 26For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted also to the Son to have life in himself. 27And he has given him authority to do judging, because he is the Son of man. 28Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment. 30 I cannot do a single thing of my own initiative. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous because I seek, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me. Jo5:26

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Re: My childhood friend passed away months ago and I still feel devastated
Sorry to hear this, I know it's traumatic. For what it's worth, or not, it's only a temporary condition, here's the Divine solution, everybody gets a second chance to get it right by divine grace::
“Most truly I say to you, the hour is coming, and it is now, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who have paid attention will live. 26For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted also to the Son to have life in himself. 27And he has given him authority to do judging, because he is the Son of man. 28Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment. 30 I cannot do a single thing of my own initiative. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous because I seek, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me. Jo5:26
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12/05/2020 01:07 AM
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I recebtly found out that someone I knew has died. I left that circle of people when I broke up with a girlfriend. His name was Bill and was a rare person. Genuinely nice.
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I understand OP, Im in my 50's and I can count my true friends on one hand and out of the five one died 10 years ago and my closest best friend over 40 years died last month.
I find Im a bit unnerved I can't just pick the phone up and call him.
I am blessed as some people never have true friends...
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12/05/2020 09:48 AM
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So weird when moving rental partchly unwanted, it's like as if a car neighbor is using a rebreather device on elder parts, and oh they played blokfluit after 22:00 and the angry beaver neighbor rang my doorbel again
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Re: My childhood friend passed away months ago and I still feel devastated
HOW ?!?!?





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