How can I accept that my best friend is gone?

Time will help. But a supportive community will help a lot too. Counseling may help. Expressing yourself in writing, art, music, dance... any way you feel comfortable. Let yourself cry. Allow it to take time. Give yourself comfort and self-soothe. Allow yourself to be angry sometimes. It's going to be really hard, i'm sure it IS really hard. Seek out others when you need comfort, company, and/or to talk. Hang in there. It WILL get better. There is no magical cure, but time and continually working to accept, understand, and validate your emotions may be helpful.

Losing a best friend can sometimes be harder than losing a family member. Focus on the positive that came from the friendship. When looking at what could have been, makes the pain worst. Try letting go of regrets that maybe associated with that friendship as well.

They do not travel alone. A piece of your heart goes with them. I lost a dear friend recently. When you lose a person you love, it feels like starting a whole new life again. Their death / leaving gives you a reason to start life anew. Celebrate life, don't mourn those who are gone. What is important is you are here. You can feel the sun shining on your face, you can savor the taste of a warm cup of coffee on a chilly winter morning, you can smile at the kids playing in the park - what more do we need, in this life. :)

Losing someone we're close to is always horrible. Especially when they are young, it is going to take time to get over, but unfortunately when someone dies we have to accept it because there is nothing we can do to change it. We can do things in their honour, dedicate our achievements to them, and keep connections with their families to keep in touch with them. I found writing letters about things we would talk about helped me.

Accepting things is a huge part of human nature something which we have to do a lot and although we may not want to sometimes its the best option.

Firstly, I'm sorry about your best friend. You can start accepting "nothing last forever" theory. Don't blame someon. It's not anyone's fault. You can search for a new best friend too.

Whether they are gone physically or mentally, its better to know that "change" is what governs the world around us. Everything changes, have been, and will be. Even as I'm writing this now, some things outside our view is changing rapidly and we will notice it with utter disbelief when we never paid attention to some things that changed. Yes your best friend may be gone from your life, but that also proves that your own life is marching forward with this change. As nothing is little matter when it comes to change. Yes it is hard to accept it, sometimes even too hard. But that is exactly the price for you to move forward to something with equal, or even greater value. Because essentially the world balanced itself, you may feel grief and sadness right now, later it will be compensated with joy and happiness.

The best way is to let it go. One should learn to move on for the better and it helps with time. We have got to accept things the way they are because that is what life is all about.

I'm sorry to hear that, but the process is slow. You won't wake up one day totally forgetting about her, you will remember her/him and feel pain. You have to start by doing new things, hanging out with new people and trying new things.

It is a hard question and situation to accept. With best friend gone you'll definately feel down and incomplete, and if that friend was the best to you, nothing can replace that hole. Just show some respect and gratitude for something that is missing, and never forget. Move on