Originally Posted by ChelseaDagger

How I deal with loss/pain so it doesn't affect my daily life at all: pick a song that you can channel all your pain into and listen to it until you cry. Then whenever you start feeling depressed, use that song. This is psychological training so you can compartmentalize the pain while still facing the pain and not repressing it... Its VERY effective. You'll feel immediately better and then you can go on with your life until the next time you need the song. This works great if you're not a "natural crier" but still want to utilize the very effective coping mechanism of tears, but in a controlled way.

Hope this helps man!