and lost my temper, (a LOT pre-DBing) and even after. Yes, less...
but trouble is, even after I did struggle. My bonus was that h usually didn't see the struggles.
I am a person who believes that "where the head goes, the heart will follow". And this site helped me mentally first, then emotionally and
I think what frustrates me here, is either seeing someone repeat my own mistake
and or, KNOWING what they need to do and yet not doing it.
Frankly, I didn't fully DB until I overcame the parts of it that seemed counter intuitive. You know what I mean?
"Applauding loudly for the ONE % of positives" h did, seemed over the top to me....and very difficult when the other 99% of his behavior seemed bad, to me
That's just one example and I'm sure you have your own.
But once I committed fully to "the program" I at least recognized my flaws and mistakes faster, and began to take protective steps ahead of time...
it helps. At some point, those who are fundamentally healthy, will do anything to stop feeling such pain.
DB worked for me. But I sure did fall often at the start and still some, mid way through.
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