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[quote=Anonymous]Our family unexpectedly lost a very close family member in February. This person was young and incredibly close to our 22-year-old daughter as well. When it first happened, my wife completely fell apart emotionally. My daughter seemed more in shock at first — she had to suddenly leave college (grad school) and come home — and at the time I thought she was coping a little better.

Now that summer is here, though, my daughter seems severely depressed. She is failing school, never leaves the house (since March), spends most of the day crying in bed, and feels everything feels dark without this person, and that nothings matters anymore. Summers were especially meaningful because the three of them did everything together — big events, small errands, trips, phone calls, daily life. Every place, activity, and memory now feels painful to her.

She says she wants to move to another city to escape the memories, but I’m not convinced that would help.

My wife is also a complete different person now. She missed work for most of February and March, but now goes to work and comes straight home. She barely does anything else. She used to go out and do things with friends, but she hasn’t now in months. The two of them cry together, end up falling asleep on the couch together, and it feels like we are living the same heartbreaking day over and over again.

Neither are willing to talk to anyone about this. What helps with grief at this level?
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