<human>: Summarize the given text in a few sentences.

We've been together throughout our freshman year of college, and this summer we're both going abroad. We'll be apart for around 2.5 months, then we'll be together again. We've decided to stay together and communicate throughout.

The closer we get to the date I leave the more she is freaking out (which is understandable). I am freaking out too, but I guess I just suppress my emotional expression more and lie to myself subconsciously to cope. It's getting bad, reddit. How can I help reassure her that everything will work out? What can I do if she freaks out while we're apart?

Additionally, how can I deal with the emotional pain of being apart? I know it's silly to ask this, but it helps for me to just write everything I'm feeling.

Thanks for any responses.
<bot>: My gf and I are going long distance for 2.5 months soon, how can I help her (and myself) cope?