[ShaolinFlame]

In the past 6 months I have:

1-Had to take a year off of University because of bad grades.
2-Had a horrible surgical mistake at the hospital where I almost died.
3-Had my GF of 2 years (who lived with me/split rent) leave me 2 weeks after being discharged.
4-Got laid off from work.

So yeah, I had a lot of horrible things happen in rather quick succession to say the least.

Advice:
Every day is a new day.
Be social, best advice anyone has given so far. Being alone is when it gets the worst.
Family is important.
The little green bag helps me, but to each his or her own.
Know that you will meet someone new.
Hope that this makes you a better person in the end, or teaches you a lesson.
Life has duality; you will appreciate the good more after experiencing the worst.
Get away from where your at for a while if you can. Even just getting out to the mountains for a day can really help.

In the end, the single thing that always helps me most is a quote from the Trailer Park Boys (Ricky's father if anyone cares); That's the way she goes. Bad things happen. Always persevere. Don't be a quitter on life. And besides, if nothing bad ever happened to you, you would probably be a pretty dull, stupid, and gullible person.