Learning to be happy alone

[gatsby11]

Hey Newmama, I'm a teacher, too! I teach middle school special education. I was able to work through this whole ordeal, and I think it helped a lot. I was in tears in the bathroom and in my classroom a lot and came in late and left early, but fortunately my principal worked with me. I think it really helped me keep some sense of normalcy. So, did I understand right that you're not going back next school year?

You don't have good family support? I'm sorry to hear that. Since I pulled away from my family and didn't develop too many friendships, my main source of support was my H, too. Now I have been strengthening friendships and increasing contact with my family. I go to therapy and that was the first thing she really wanted me to address. I also get to count my therapist as support now, so that's nice. Plus, my family doesn't live in this state, so even though they're visiting a lot now, we will go back to our regular low contact after a while, I'm sure. I also depend on things like meditation (through church), yoga, exercise, and. . . again, Dog Whisperer! If you haven't watched that show, I definitely recommend it. You can catch it on hulu.com. It's just all about being calm and assertive and being aware of your energy. So it's theraputic for me to watch it every week.

We'll chat again soon. . . I still have to find your original post. . . this week, I hope!