Hi all,

I posted this same thing in the Anxiety section but was glad to see this one too!

In brief, my best guy friend-we dated briefly in 2002, broke up and have remained very good friends. I heard through a mutual friend that he wanted to try dating again.

On July 1, at the age of 49, he died of a "catastrophic heart attack" in the morning. I found out in the afternoon and it's been very hard on all of his friends but ESPECIALLY ME!

I feel we shared a unique connection-he had OCD as well & we shared coping strategies.

I feel as though part of me died with him. The heart condition is apparently genetic so who knows when he would've gone?

I don't know whether to get grief counseling or what? Some friends don't want to talk about it a lot.

grace