Yes. I had been grieving the sudden death of a friend and after I would panic if I called my mom, my friends and they didn’t answer or call me back within a certain period of time; I would call repeatedly until they answered. This was before caller ID was common but the number of times I would call was excessive and would have looked crazy.
A friend went on a retreat and I had opened up to her about some of what was going on. I had no idea how oppressive my grief had become until it was gone. I could feel that it was gone. It took me a few days to realize what had changed (and why) but I no longer felt that panic and while my sadness was still there it didn’t color everything I experienced.
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