
Grief, Overdose, and the Pain People Try to Quiet
Grief is not always loud. Sometimes grief cries. Sometimes grief sleeps all day. Sometimes grief keeps working because the bills still come. Sometimes grief reaches for something to numb the ache.
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You finish a conversation with someone you support, but you keep thinking about it long after work. Should you have said more? Shared more of your story? Found a way to change their mind? When you care about someone's recovery, it can be hard to know where your responsibility ends.

Grief is not always loud. Sometimes grief cries. Sometimes grief sleeps all day. Sometimes grief keeps working because the bills still come. Sometimes grief reaches for something to numb the ache.

Loneliness does not always look like being alone. Sometimes loneliness sits in a crowded room. Sometimes it smiles at work. Sometimes it answers, 'I'm fine,' because explaining the truth feels too heavy.
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