Grief

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When we come into recovery, we feel like we have lost our best friend. The grief we suffer, is compounded by the grief we never felt when we were using.

Losing a loved one is very painful. We feel like a part of ourselves has gone with them. The same happens when we lose that best friend that is no longer part of our life and we don't know how we can live without it. This is when we immerse ourselves in the Spirit of the Fellowship and connect to our Higher Power to fill up that empty void that seems like a bottomless pit.

As we change things on our recovery road, we need to make lots of changes and with each change comes grief.

Here are some links that might help you. Please feel free to add your own that have helped you.

www.healthy-holistic-living.com/words-to-comfort-someone-grieving.html

www.messagesofsympathy.com/sympathy/words-of-comfort.html

www.helpguide.org/mental/grief_loss.htm

www.webmd.com/balance/tc/grief-and-grieving-topic-overview

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Every time we go through change, big or small, we go through the grieving process.