Originally Posted by
Boleo 
Perhaps hearing about too many deaths and going to too many funerals has jaded me. But then again, shouldn't they have a profound effect on me?
Very early in my recovery an all star like you described committed suicide. It really hurt me badly. My sponsor said, "If you are in the recovery community for very long you will have to get used to stepping over the bodies."
For self protection I distance myself from new people. I'm friendly, helpful and caring but I don't get emotionally involved because it hurts to much when they crash and burned