Did not see ur post b4 I made mine. I really don't notice any withdrawal, she pretty much remain the same. The only diff is the phone calls had stopped. They work together and see each other 3 days a week. According to a friend it is near impossible for them not to talk to each other given the nature if the work but he assured me when they do talk it is not like it use to be it is work related.
Ugh -- I had forgotten that they worked together closely.
If that's the case, then the timetable I wrote above won't apply. You're going to be in for a looong haul of "fits-and-starts" most likely. Not to say it can't be done, but every contact and interaction she has with him -- even negative ones -- are going to give her brain a new shot of endorphines (PEAs), and reset her "clock" back to damned near zero again.
The symptoms are pretty similar to clinical depression: quiet, weepy periods mixed with angry outbursts, shuts out others in the family, may just want to lie around on the couch or even in her bed, etc.
