Papa,

I am living proof that you can and WILL make it through this OK if you will just grit it out and press on. It will not be easy, but you WILL make it.

I went through a divorce almost 20 years ago. I was devastated by the loss of my wife and I could not imagine how my life was going to get better. I took each day minute by minute. I couldn't look any further down the road.

I made it. It was tough. I eventually married again. It was four years after my divorce, and I have had LOTS of great times. I would never have imagined it back then. You could not have convinced me that I could have ever been happy without her.

Look at this as a reaction due to withdrawal. You are dependent on her. You are going through natural pains that you brain is inflicting upon you. The more you are without her, the better you will get.