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manchester101 · 11-07-2008, 10:46 AM

i lost my friend to drugs in april this year she was 25. i have been dealing with it quite well however i went to her inquest today and i am feeling empty and lost. i dont feel pain and cannot cry i just feel alone and numb. i was aware of her drug use and i work within addictions myself as a project worker but as it is personalised it has effected me greatly. i know it will take time for me to heal but i just needed to put my feelings out there and not hold them in. :praying

**Impurrfect** · 11-07-2008, 12:59 PM

(((Manchester)))

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I know, when my mom died, I was numb for about 6 months. I KNEW she'd died, but it just didn't really hit me until later.

We all grieve in our own way, and it just takes time. Be gentle with yourself, and work through it at your own pace.

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

Thanks2HP · 11-07-2008, 03:17 PM

Sorry to hear of your loss. It's always sad to hear of someone so young passing.

I wish you well in coping with the loss.

- R

indigo · 11-13-2008, 08:32 AM

I'm very sorry for your loss and I wish you time and peace to heal over.

skunkhamster · 11-27-2008, 09:11 PM

I misss my friends so much it makes me not function

Foreman · 04-12-2009, 11:54 PM

I have lost so many people this year. One of my really good friends and sponsor OD'd on the 27th of January. I found out on my birthday the 29th. Its only April and I have known 12 people that have died already..not including the 20 some odd people that we have lost in the NA community. I am not sure what it is about this year. But this is by far the hardest year that I have had so far. In my social life and personal life, things are getting harder and harder. I just don't know what to do anymore. This is the only thing I can think of without going out there and using!

Maggiemac · 04-13-2009, 05:09 PM

I am so sorry for your loss. My son died of a herion overdose on 11-19-08 I feel today like I felt the day he died. I can't seem to shake my grief. This is the first Easter I haven't had him around and I miss him so much. I know all about grief but I don't know how long it takes to feel ok again.

God Bless you,
Maggiemac

Katyrose · 04-14-2009, 07:12 AM

Foreman, I am sorry for your losses.

Please be strong and don't choose to use as a way of coping.

My son died of a heroin overdose on Sep 4, 2008. It's been over 7 months, and my whole being is still in agonizing pain. I don't think I will ever get over it.

How did your friends die? It sounds like there is an epidemic of drug deaths going on, and the media are ignoring it.

Love,
Joey's mum
Katy

11-07-2008, 10:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
manchester101 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1	lost friend to drugs i lost my friend to drugs in april this year she was 25. i have been dealing with it quite well however i went to her inquest today and i am feeling empty and lost. i dont feel pain and cannot cry i just feel alone and numb. i was aware of her drug use and i work within addictions myself as a project worker but as it is personalised it has effected me greatly. i know it will take time for me to heal but i just needed to put my feelings out there and not hold them in. :praying

11-07-2008, 12:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18,287	(((Manchester))) I'm so sorry for your loss. I know, when my mom died, I was numb for about 6 months. I KNEW she'd died, but it just didn't really hit me until later. We all grieve in our own way, and it just takes time. Be gentle with yourself, and work through it at your own pace. Hugs and prayers! Amy __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer "You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. Don't give up here, don't you quit, the moment is now, this is it I know that you can then you will, get to the top of the hill. Part of the fun is the climb, you just gotta make up your mind" - Shania Twain (Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)

11-13-2008, 08:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
indigo Community Greeter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mid-Life Express Posts: 9,928	I'm very sorry for your loss and I wish you time and peace to heal over. __________________ When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself." Namasté

04-12-2009, 11:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Foreman Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon Posts: 1	2009 I have lost so many people this year. One of my really good friends and sponsor OD'd on the 27th of January. I found out on my birthday the 29th. Its only April and I have known 12 people that have died already..not including the 20 some odd people that we have lost in the NA community. I am not sure what it is about this year. But this is by far the hardest year that I have had so far. In my social life and personal life, things are getting harder and harder. I just don't know what to do anymore. This is the only thing I can think of without going out there and using!

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11-07-2008, 03:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Thanks2HP Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hotel California Posts: 175	Sorry to hear of your loss. It's always sad to hear of someone so young passing. I wish you well in coping with the loss. - R

11-27-2008, 09:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
skunkhamster Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Taunton MA Posts: 7	I misss my friends so much it makes me not function

04-13-2009, 05:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Maggiemac Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Westland, Pennsylvania Posts: 241	I am so sorry for your loss. My son died of a herion overdose on 11-19-08 I feel today like I felt the day he died. I can't seem to shake my grief. This is the first Easter I haven't had him around and I miss him so much. I know all about grief but I don't know how long it takes to feel ok again. God Bless you, Maggiemac

04-14-2009, 07:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Katyrose Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: MA Posts: 111	Foreman, I am sorry for your losses. Please be strong and don't choose to use as a way of coping. My son died of a heroin overdose on Sep 4, 2008. It's been over 7 months, and my whole being is still in agonizing pain. I don't think I will ever get over it. How did your friends die? It sounds like there is an epidemic of drug deaths going on, and the media are ignoring it. Love, Joey's mum Katy

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