Yes, getting involved in something else is a good idea. Just for a change, if nothing else. I'm so tired of feeling like I'm just existing.
I know what you mean--getting back to the person you were before you were married. The interesting thing is that I feel more like my authentic self than I have in years; I was able to "differentiate" in my marriage over the past few years. Of course, I think H perceived it as pulling away, but he's so used to enmeshment. I know who I am, I know what I need and what I want. I just can't seem to get there. But then, I think this is a time to heal more than anything else.
M60 H52 D20 M14 yrs OW-old gf from 1986 bomb-5/18/08 H filed for D-9/10/08 D final 4/24/09 xH remarried (not OW) 2012