My sister is six months clean and our whole family keeps acting like everything should be normal now, but I'm still angry about things that happened during her using years and I feel guilty for not being able to just move forward. None of us knows how to talk about the fact that forgiveness isn't automatic.
More people experience this than they realize.
The end of active addiction doesn't erase the accumulated grief, and families often find themselves grieving the lost years while trying to celebrate the present.
“Where Are You with The grief of addiction — losing yourself and others?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.