How do people cope without God?

When I am happy I thank God, when I am hurting I speak to God about it, If I am worried about something or anxious I tell God that too. I don't know how I would get through life's ups and downs if God wasn't there to converse with. There was a time not long ago when I tried to stop talking to God. I was going through a time when I thought that the only way to heal from the hurt that I was still feeling twenty odd years after leaving the cult, was to walk away from God. I sat on the floor and boxed up my bibles and all my religious stuff. After doing this I felt so empty, like I was losing myself. Like I was boxing up myself and putting me away. Then the tears came and I started to slowly unbox things. I looked at each item and read from some of my books. A realisation came to me that I didn't need to leave God entirely I just needed a new perspective. I needed to see God as loving instead of vengeful. I made a new cloth for my home altar space and set everything out differently. I started to ask others how they see God. I started to pray my rosary daily and to dress more modestly. This may not be everyone's way of worshipping God but it's mine. I began praying more and I am slowly learning each day and I am excited for the experience.