Enter the half-joke, half-serious concept of “silver springing” someone. It’s the idea that you and all the love you bring with you are unforgettable — like a ghost that will eternally haunt them.
Dear Doctors,
Some of my close friends are graduating, but I still have another year left of college. I’m really going to miss them. How do I cope?
Sincerely,
Perplexed
The need for comfort makes sense because when something is over or lost, we try to fill that space with something soothing. It is a defense for us — turning inward to something we know, instead of living in the loss and the unknown.
