Abstract
In this article, the author relates an activity carried out with 209 adolescents. They were invited to write about circumstances surrounding sorrowful events. The adolescents mentioned events concerning mainly family and friends that made them very sad. Those who identified several sorrowful events at a time, namely family arguments, tend to be still affected when the author's survey tookplace. The author discusses in which way these events are related to loss, and how reactions are related to sorrow. Finally, the author suggests preventive assistance to young girls and boys in sorrow, with the help of peers, parents and the adolescent's own strengths.
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