Sending a welcome hug
Coping is often quite individual, everyones loss will be individual to them, however there will also be many similarities too. Books talk about stages of grief, and they are right, although grief doesn't work in an orderly fashion, working through set phases, it is often a rollercoaster which can be confusing and worrying, often revisiting 'stages'. I personally found reading a book on grief did help a bit, as it wasn't all so unknown (can get cheap ones via kindle if you have one) and talking with others was most helpful - knowing I wasn't alone in the emotions/stages.
I think the best advice is to take little baby steps and keep talking with others for support. Theres going to be hard days when you are really down, but be gentle with yourself and keep taking care of yourself and taking the little steps and gently over time you will find the easier/coping days will increase between the bad
If there is anything in particular you are struggling with (sleep, or going out etc) please let us know and I'm sure members will all have some tips which have helped them. xx