I wish more people came here knowing they had to work on themself.
But then this ain't your first rodeo.
I have a question for you directly, then, what are you going to put in palce to remind yourself and catch yourself from slipping up again?
I mean you already know what worked before, so I imagine that you'll be doing that, and are here more for support than advice.
For me, when me and my wife get into a fight, I can actually see two paths diverge and one goes back to the old ways, when that happens I usually have enough sense to realize that emotionally chaeged responses will lead me down that old path, so I tend to catch myself.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK