Dealing with death is something no one wants to do, especially when it comes to losing someone close to your heart. We all know in the back of minds that the day will eventually come for life to happen, but when it comes, it is still one of the hardest things we can go through. Dealing with death sucks, point blank, but dealing with death in a healthy way makes the process much less stressful. Instead of numbing ourselves with drugs and alcohol, there are ways to process and grieve that will not take a toll on our sanity and our health.

Dealing With Death: Overdose Epidemic

This article is aimed towards two types of people: people who have lost a loved one and people who have lost a loved one to a drug overdose, or a drug/alcohol related death. Although death happens everyday, more and more deaths are resulting from accidental drug overdoses, especially prescription drugs and heroin overdoses. Everyone dealing with death will do it their own way, and the stages of grief go in no particular order because of that, but typically all stages occur to someone who is dealing with death.

Dealing With Death: The 5 Stages Of Grief

As we stated before, the stages of grief shouldn’t be in any particular order, due to everyone dealing with death in a different way and on their own pace. There is no “right” way when dealing with death, but coping without the abuse of drugs and alcohol will help you maintain a clear mind and a healthy path towards recovery of loss. Here are the 5 stages of grief, that goes in no particular order.

• Denial And Isolation: “This can’t be happening to me.”
• Anger: “Why is this happening to me?! Who is to blame?!”
• Bargaining: “Make this not happen, and in return I will ___”
• Depression: “I’m too sad to do anything.”
• Acceptance: “I’m at peace with what happened.”

Drug And Alcohol Abuse Help

Saying goodbye to someone you love is hard, but saying goodbye to drugs and alcohol is just as hard. It’s if you’re grieving the loss of your best friend once you start to get sober, because drugs and alcohol may have seemed like the only thing that was “there for you.” Luckily, you are alive to see the process of recovery, because many people unfortunately don’t make it due to overdose deaths from their so-called “best friend” drugs and alcohol. You’ll see often that once someone loses someone close to them, they end up finding their God-given purpose in life to make a difference and speak up. Many local task forces and community groups are unfortunately results from an overdose death of someone they love. As we said, dealing with death is far from easy, and is one of the hardest things anyone can ever go through. If you have lost someone you love, know that you’re not alone. There are support groups you can attend and people that you can talk to. If you are struggling, we at Recovery Society are here for you, for we have gone through it ourselves. We know the struggles death and loss causes, and no one should have to feel alone. If you are struggling or need someone to talk to, please don’t hesitate to call us at (866) 323-6590. Our hearts are heavy with the loss we’ve endured, but it always makes it better having someone to talk to and go through things with. Give us a call today.