Thanks for the encouragement! And thank you for the compliment.
I found a good therapist based on my psychiatrist's recommendation. I have a great psychiatrist who understands the ins and outs of medication levels (who my therapist feels is the best practitioner in the area). I view them as a team working to help me be as healthy as possible in order to make good decisions.
I have wonderful friends who kick me in the patookie, challenge my thinking and pity parties, who have faith in the person who hid behind her husband.
I have an online community filled with compassion, understanding and directness like I never imagined. A singular entity focused on helping others learn to make themselves and their lives better.
And I have books.. Divorce Remedy, Codependent No More, Not Just Friends, His Needs Her Needs, Five Languages of Love (though I can't seem to get through the last two).
Boundaries.. what an interesting concept. It's almost as if I have a strategy for how to deal with things. Try X... if it hurts me, then go to Y. If Y makes things better, what would ramping it up to G do? It's like setting up an envelope of safety/protection, then moving from there.
The more I create a healthy structure, the more flexible I can be.
