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When losing recovery support figures threatens hard-won sobriety

I've been sober for three years but my sponsor died in a car accident and I feel more vulnerable to relapse than I have since early recovery.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The death of crucial support relationships can destabilize recovery by removing essential external structure and accountability.

Ideas that help explain it
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