This whole exercise is making me realize that I have a choice in how things pan out through the way I CHOOSE to deal with my emotions. While withdrawal wasn't really what I wanted, doing it made it abundantly clear that I have options on how I choose to deal with any given situation, and it is clear that my reaction affects her reaction in turn. Yeah, there's a snowball that starts rolling down the hill, but guess what...There is more than one hill, and I get to pick the hill I want to roll it down.
The hard part is cranking up the courage to not take the well worn path.
