My adult daughter is addicted to heroin and living on the streets, and I'm mourning the relationship we had before drugs took her away from me, but she's still alive so people don't know how to support me.
More people experience this than they realize.
Addiction can end the parent-child relationship you knew while leaving hope and guilt intertwined, creating impossible grief.
“Where Are You with Disenfranchised grief — when loss isn't recognized?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.