My eating disorder recovery means I'll never have the thin body I spent twenty years pursuing, and I'm grieving that version of myself even though she was killing me.
More people experience this than they realize.
Healing from addiction or mental illness requires mourning the familiar suffering and the dreams built around it.
“Where Are You with Disenfranchised grief — when loss isn't recognized?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.