Our friend died of an overdose after years of us trying to help and now half our group feels guilty we didn't do enough while the other half feels angry that we gave so much of ourselves for so long, and we can't seem to talk about it without everything falling apart.
More people experience this than they realize.
Different ways of processing relief and responsibility are fracturing the very relationships that could hold the complexity.
“Where Are You with Grief and relief — complex feelings after difficult deaths?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.