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Message from: (anon), 26 Sept 05

Subject: grandad , moving away

my grandad died on the 5th september whch hit the family really hard,to make things worse i moved to university a week later. im feeling very alone and finding it very hard. i cry most days and the smallest of things upset me. im about2hrs from home. anyone any advice to make this easier?

Subject:feel 4 u

hi
I'm really sorry to hear about your grandad. Is there anyone you can talk to about how your feeling? If you've only been at uni a few weeks you might not know anyone well enough there yet, but is there someone back home you could phone or email? If not then does your uni have a nightline service or counselling service?
I lost my mum nearly 2 years ago and i know how hard it is to talk to people about how your feeling. I'm much better at just bottling things up, but that didnt help me and i became depressed. Talking really helps if you can, and also maybe writing down how you are feeling.