How do I get over the death of Fast and Furious Actor Paul Walker?

The death of Paul Walker seems to have hit a lot of people pretty hard.

For those of you that don't know: Paul was apparently driving a red Porsche, on his way to an LA charity event, when he was involved in a serious accident. The car burst into flames, and he was sadly killed.

In terms of coping with the tragedy, the only advice I can offer is something I learned on an episode of ER a few years ago:

When a young doctor sought advice on how to break the news to a patient's family that their loved one had passed away, he was told that there was no 'easy' or 'pleasant' way to do it.

Losing someone is a terrible thing, and the appropriate reaction is to scream, cry and feel horrible pain and sorrow.

It's part of the grieving process. Healing and coming to terms with things takes time and courage.

How to deal with Paul Walker's death

Things that may help you along the way is to remember Paul in a positive way, celebrate the amazing things he managed to achieve in his life, and how he was able to affect you and many others.

If you have a religious belief that he will be going on to a better place, and that you may even see him again someday, then this can be a huge comfort.

If you're an atheist, perhaps you can try and take solace in the fact that death is necessary for life to continue - and that each one of us contain elements that were part of stars or planets that existed at the dawn of time. Part of a never-ending and wonderful cycle.

Do something

Sometimes, being active and using your grief to create something positive can be a source of strength.

Even something as simple as joining in the many conversations taking place on social media might help the grieving process.

Twitter, for example, is alight with people posting tributes to Paul Walker right now, and this may help you realize you are not alone:

On the other hand, sometimes remembering how death is something that happens every day and unfortunately affects us all can help.

Having that perspective on things helps me come to terms with it anyway.

We are all going to die at some point, and while Paul's passing was truly tragic - there are on average 150,000 people dying on this planet every single day.

However, Paul's death was so public, and the mourning is almost inescapable - perhaps that's why your feelings are amplified.

For example, when I saw this Facebook post written by Paul Walker's daughter, Meadow Walker, even I felt like I was about to burst into tears!