On the Death of Chadwick Boseman
When a celebrity dies, we grieve. It’s not the same as when someone we knew personally dies, but the truth is — we grieve uniquely for every death that occurs in our lives. We have unique relationships, unique personal circumstances, and unique histories of loss that affect the way we feel when someone we know and care about dies. You may think that you don’t “know” a celebrity, but we still form relationships, even if they are one-sided, with people in the news and on TV. They become part of the backdrop of our lives and without them in it, things feel different.
Grieving a celebrity is a normal and natural reaction to their death. Sometimes people think that they don’t have the right to feel sad when someone that they didn’t really know dies, but if you talk to friends and family you will often find that others are grieving too.
Coping with the Death of a Celebrity
Talk to friends about how the person impacted you. You may be surprised that your friends are feeling the loss as well.
Think about things you have done that helped you when you experienced grief in the past. Rely on the things that worked best for you.
Exercise.
Write in a journal.