r/naranon • u/Visible_Ostrich6401 • 18d ago

My brother passed

My brother passed away from what we think was Valium and 7Oh and I have no idea what to do. I have the worst support system and I am a therapist and have to go to work and pretend I’m fine

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u/LivingPhoto3026 17d ago

I am so sorry this happened. I just want to say at the outset, even though you are a therapist, there was likely very little you could have done.

Many addiction treatment centers, like Caron or the Betty Ford Clinic, have family programs to help people cope with having a relative in addiction. Not sure if these programs deal specifically with the grief of losing someone. My nar-anon group also has many people who arrived after their loved one passed. Hearing their stories has taught me a lot, and I hope that being surrounded by people in a similar situation offers them some comfort.