How do you feel when you part with a close friend?

Parting with a close friend is never an easy experience. One feels sad about leaving a dear friend behind, and helpless because one cannot prevent the circumstances that are behind the parting. Feelings of anger and despair are also experienced by a person who is a leaving his/her best friend behind. Many experience shock and numbness at first, and later feel troubled and confused. Leaving a dear friend behind is hence a very painful and unpleasant experience.