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Coping.  We all do it differently.  Some bury their emotions deep with work, social life, always busy so no feelings can surface.  Pretend, and even say, they're fine and that this is just part of life.

Others get closed off.  Curl up into a ball, trying to make sense of everything, and grab on to one part of their world that is falling apart around them.  Before they reach out to others they need time to process.  Think.  They don't fall apart on the outside, but they're crumbling on the inside.  And because they don't want to be the center of attention they'd rather be alone.

Tim is the first person, I am the second.