My (19M) best friend (19F) is moving away and I'm a mess. Any suggestions on how to cope?

I (19M) have a best friend (19F) who is moving away tomorrow and I'm trying to process things emotionally.

We've been friends since elementary school (for around 10 years or so) She means a lot to me and her moving away is going to take me a long time to process.

This is a friend who has helped me through thick and thin. I had no friends in elementary school and she was the only one who was a real friend to me. She's helped me through so much—she helped me come to terms with being transgender (I'm a trans guy) and with being bisexual. She's helped me through a bad home life and through having transphobic/homophobic parents. She's given me hope when I lost all hope. I struggle with depression and anxiety and she's always been there for me. She is my only friend that I have and I care about her very much. I am happy knowing that she is doing what she wants to do in life.

Thank you to everyone who read this. If anyone has any suggestions as to how I can cope, I would greatly appreciate it. I know my friend and I can still stay in touch via messaging and stuff, but her moving away is really taking a toll on me (and my mental health).

TLDR: My best friend of 10 years is moving away and I don't know how to cope with it.



Submitted September 08, 2019 at 11:45PM

I (19M) have a best friend (19F) who is moving away tomorrow and I'm trying to process things emotionally.We've been friends since elementary school (for around 10 years or so) She means a lot to me and her moving away is going to take me a long time to process.This is a friend who has helped me through thick and thin. I had no friends in elementary school and she was the only one who was a real friend to me. She's helped me through so much—she helped me come to terms with being transgender (I'm a trans guy) and with being bisexual. She's helped me through a bad home life and through having transphobic/homophobic parents. She's given me hope when I lost all hope. I struggle with depression and anxiety and she's always been there for me. She is my only friend that I have and I care about her very much. I am happy knowing that she is doing what she wants to do in life.Thank you to everyone who read this. If anyone has any suggestions as to how I can cope, I would greatly appreciate it. I know my friend and I can still stay in touch via messaging and stuff, but her moving away is really taking a toll on me (and my mental health).TLDR: My best friend of 10 years is moving away and I don't know how to cope with it.
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