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When you blame yourself for someone's death

My son overdosed and died alone in his apartment, and I keep thinking that if I had just called him that day or tried harder to get him into treatment.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Survivor guilt seeks impossible control over uncontrollable tragedy through endless self-torture.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Death and dying — the physical process?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.