I read alot here and it's in my own signature, to let the OP show themselves as the idiots they are, but give your H/W room to see it for themselves.
Two weeks ago EA talked (pleaded w) H into doing something he would never do and was very ashamed of afterward. He disclosed it to me stating how embarrassed the sitch was and how stupid he felt for going.
(He said he showed up at her apt to help her from being thrown out by the sheriff and pack her things from her dump, and she was her bi-polar self ranting on about doing something else, my H considers wrong, she won)
His biggest worry was getting caught by some of the very people he may work for one day, it could blemish his career. HE GOT CAUGHT!
Over the weekend I booked him for a 3 week job through a known client, at the exact location. Funny, he has not worked this site in over 8 yrs, now he's got the whole run.
He just called me so worried and paranoid that he is being watched and even pointed at by several guys for a few days now. All he kept saying was, that wasn't me, why did I do that, that was such a mistake, bad move on my part! He thinks he may be thrown off the gig and ask me to pray for him.
What I do pray is that he see's the poison EA brings to him and how he is allowing himself to be lead. I pray he see's how he turns to me for the true side of who he is to be known and protected.
When will his fantasy end, his mission to help a loser to feel better about himself. He will loose me, and then he'll be the loser!
The past can't be ahead of you in the future. You don't have to figure it all out, just pick a direction. What's next...I don't know but I can't wait!