I think it was good for you to post what you did, man I remember how hard it was for me to post the blunt truth in my first few posts about the sitch history, especially my "bad" parts...not something I typically do. But you know, after I got used to it, it was freeing...
As far as the anniversary...maybe just get her a "not mushy" card, that usually isn't a problem for us guys, right? lol Maybe something along the lines of what you would get your sister or a friend.
AJ has awesome advice, think about his questions to you, you'll learn a lot about yourself doing so.
What hrm posted to you was spot on, yes, humor will eventually come if you let it.
I noticed something new:
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I am finally stopping being so afraid all the time - this was a big step for me
Fear is the mind killer, it puts you in your own way...keep conquering it!
Hang in there and keep working on you!
T^2
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm