The author reflects on their journey through addiction recovery and the emotional toll that losing pets can take. Eighteen years ago, they attended a 12-step meeting where they first confronted the idea of loss. After losing three pets, including a beloved cat named Mimi, they navigate the deep pain of grief while acknowledging the importance of living through it. The author emphasizes that resorting to old coping mechanisms like drinking does not alleviate the suffering and instead reaffirms the need for continued recovery one day at a time.
Grief is one day at a time, like recovery.
When your recovery is slid, that won't be a thought you'll have. Part of recovery is about living your grief and moving forward.
It was hard to imagine that losing a pet could impact recovery, but it demonstrates how intertwined grief and addiction can be.
Losing Mimi was more traumatic than losing the first two pets due to old age.
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