Originally Posted By: pho
Focus, you really are catching on. Even so, it is a process, and you need to walk through it, no way around it except to go straight through the middle of this emotional train wreck. You are going to have sad days, anxious days, tired days. I still have them - more than I'd like to admit- and I am almost 10 months into this. Being hurt, and DB'ing expends a tremendous amount of emotional energy, there are days where I think I could sleep 12 hours. Or more. The good news is that the emotions become less intense. You are grasping the concepts really quickly, but still, its a process. Be patient with yourself. You are in my thoughts.


Thank you so much pho.

I'm one of those people that runs at a problem straight on. And I do anything and everything to get to a place where it's not a problem any more.

I'm not scared of the darker side of life, and I'm definitely not scared of the darkest parts of myself.

My counsellor says I'm very resilient.

I'm not quite sure my H is capable of any of that though. I don't know. It's all up to him really. All I can do is try and focus on myself really.

I feel heartbroken.

I remember feeling really joyful and hopeful for so many years when we got together and for so many years when we were first married as well. Where on earth has that all gone? How can that just disappear?

When I look at pictures of us, they just seem to belong to another life entirely. I can't quite connect with them any more.


Me: 48, XH: 42
T: 18 years, M: 15 years

EA/PA 1: 6/2012
EA/PA 2: from autumn 2012-present

BD: 5/2013
ILYBNILWY BD & left: 10/2015

OW conceived: 8/2016
Born: 4/2017

H filed: 7/2017
D final: 28/12/2017