"My Friends And Family" And Skills For Managing Feelings
Anger management. Dealing with frustration. Dealing with grief and anxiety. Coping skills for dealing with loss, abuse, trauma.

When my dog died, I cried, because I was affectionate to him. It's even worse for a dead person . In my opinion crying for dead people is very important to relief . Andrea from Italy

Students from Italy about feelings:

I was disliked when my chick died. My sister won it at the Muggi' s party. When he died my parents were away and I was alone at home. My feelings were anger sadness and regret. Stefano .

I've lost a budgie . He died three years go but I'm still affectionate to him. My feelings are: - feeling like crying - loneliness - sadness - anger - sorrow. DANIELA

I think it's ok to cry for the missing of a relative because you get a certain relief. I remember when even my grandfather died. I cried a lot because I loved him very much. What I felt was anger and a great sadness because I didn't expect death. Valentina

When a parent or animal die is very painful, because you think you will never see him again especially if that person was dear to you. To forget this horrible moment you shouldn't think about it for a certain period and after it you can accept the fact as a sign of the destiny. For children and adults too it is very useful to cry but also to remember all the good things you had with that person, all the qualities that you can also try to imitate in your life. Andrea

I want to speak to you about the death of my grandfather. I was very fond of him, because I spent a lot of time with him when I was a child. I played with him, he always took me to the park, he bought me a lot of ice creams and he helped me with my homework. When he died I was terribly shocked and I didn't play video game, football, basketball and didn't watch TV for a long time because I was too sad. After a while I thought it was better to be active and to take part in games and sports to forget my pain. Matteo -- More

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