Hey Mandy, I left you a long post yesterday but I am still on moderation as I am new here. So it just popped up back towards the beginning of your thread.
Anyway, I hear your pain, I am living it. I am trying this DETACH but I think it may actually kill me. We haven't had a physical conversation now in 5 days. For 8 years we never went a day without speaking to each other...its hard to see how this is an appropriate step at this point.
The only thing that I truly believe at this point is that self improvement and positive thoughts and actions have never hurt anyone. It is just very hard to keep that train moving in the right direction all the time...