" Brook, you don't sound like yourself." My reply came out of my mouth before I could choose it. " I am not the person I was three weeks ago and I will never be that person again." Surprised by my own response, I relayed it to my therapist who was helping me work through issues surrounding my brother's death. " Of course you're not," she said. " And one of the best things you can do for yourself is to know that you are a different person now. "