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I recently joined a grief group and I left there feeling very guilty. I am grieving over missing my son and having a relationship with him and they are grieving over death. My loss has felt like death, but I still felt guilty. I don't know if this is where I belong. What else is out there?? Desperate to get involved with a group
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This loss has been described to me as sort of like a MIA family member. You don't have any idea what happened - anything could be possible. After I reunited with my son, I went to counseling. The only counselor I could find that remotely fit was a grief counselor. There just aren't any counselors who deal with adoption - at least not the grief and pain of it. So, it is a grieving process. You may not be grieving a death per se, but you are grieving a lost childhood, lost motherhood, lost everything. Peace and blessings to you.
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Thank you for your response. I didn't return to grief group, not sure what to do. Weather where I am is terrible and I have been using that as an excuse (in a way). I feel like an outcast and I am really struggling with that. Things have been getting a little better for me here recently, but I still feel like there is more for me to do. Praying for God's guidance. (sooner than later would be nice) Thank you for your kind words.
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This loss has been described to me as sort of like a MIA family member. You don't have any idea what happened - anything could be possible. After I reunited with my son, I went to counseling. The only counselor I could find that remotely fit was a grief counselor. There just aren't any counselors who deal with adoption - at least not the grief and pain of it. So, it is a grieving process. You may not be grieving a death per se, but you are grieving a lost childhood, lost motherhood, lost everything. Peace and blessings to you.