Gypsy, thanks. I need a spouse-free day. I am continuing to have relapses where I allow W to steal my joy.
Karen, I think it's okay to allow ourselves to feel these emotions to some degree, as long as we don't let them get out of hand. It sure beats internalizing them, which causes even more harm in the long run. We just need to remember to pray and turn as much of this over to God as we can.
Thanks, Yoyo, too. Hugs are always welcome.
Saffie, thanks too for your words. I know I need to dwell less on the past or on what might-have-been. I do need to have something to look forward to in the future, but I really need to learn to appreciate the here and now.
MC, are we ready to join that monastery yet.
Hi, Lwb. W may not have tried to exclude me on purpose (I don't have any hard proof of that), but it still shows, at the very least, a callous lack of regard for my interests in our sons lives.
I guess I am going to see if I can live without the AD's for a while. I have been concerned with the side-effects of these medications, and have wondered if they didn't contribute to my somewhat diminished libido (nah, it was mostly the depression itself, I'm sure.) I have wanted to come off them at some point no matter what, so now might be as good a time as any.
