Still walking the path to my own happiness

[mamabird]

Denver, I'm glad I could help. I did take a look at your sitch yesterday as a matter of fact. I have so much respect for the men on here who are fighting for their W's even after they have had EA's, PA's or whatever. It is a tough blow to the ego for sure and you have managed to put that all aside even though it's hard sometimes.

Thinking about that, I mentioned to my IC this am that there are men who fight for their W's in the face of much more serious transgressions. He reminded me that my H has a serious wound from his mother's abandonment that he still has not resolved. He also said he thought that's what caused my H to "overreact". It was nice to have that POV validated by a mental health professional. Not that it was a wrong reaction, it was just way on the end of the reaction bell curve.

We figured that if you liken this experience to the 5 stages of grief, I've already gone thru denial and bargaining, and am now moving thru anger and depression towards acceptance. It was a good session. I'm so tired of feeling guilty about my own feelings...