I just finished my junior year of high school, and my best friend just graduated and is going to college across the country (we live in Cali, he's going to Massachusetts). We became close friends about a year ago, and grew towards each other over the year, to the point where we've almost been inseparable the past few months, and I teared up when they called his name during graduation two weeks ago.
Yesterday, he came to me and told me that he's really growing more and more afraid of going away to college. The thing is he'd never really had a close friend until me, because he'd been home-schooled until 8th grade, and has always been extremely shy. He's worried about everything, from leaving home, to being alone in college because he can't make friends, and all of that stuff.
He basically bursts into tears the second I mention for any reason that he's going away in a few months. I'm going to miss him a ton too, and I know it's going to be really tough not seeing him for long stretches at a time, but I've had friends who've moved before so I know we'll stay in touch and I'll be there for him even when he's far way. The problem is, he can't seem to bring himself to trust me, and is asking things like "can we talk on the phone everyday when I'm there?" and "will you still be my friend when I come back?" repeatedly.
I'm really starting to get worried, because I think he might be getting depressed and the only person he's really sharing his feelings and worries with is me.
Can anyone give me some advice on how to make him feel better?
Yesterday, he came to me and told me that he's really growing more and more afraid of going away to college. The thing is he'd never really had a close friend until me, because he'd been home-schooled until 8th grade, and has always been extremely shy. He's worried about everything, from leaving home, to being alone in college because he can't make friends, and all of that stuff.
He basically bursts into tears the second I mention for any reason that he's going away in a few months. I'm going to miss him a ton too, and I know it's going to be really tough not seeing him for long stretches at a time, but I've had friends who've moved before so I know we'll stay in touch and I'll be there for him even when he's far way. The problem is, he can't seem to bring himself to trust me, and is asking things like "can we talk on the phone everyday when I'm there?" and "will you still be my friend when I come back?" repeatedly.
I'm really starting to get worried, because I think he might be getting depressed and the only person he's really sharing his feelings and worries with is me.
Can anyone give me some advice on how to make him feel better?