D6 - you will cope I promise you. This feeling will pass with time. I said more or less the same thing 2 weeks ago "I'm not ready for this" and cried bucket loads. It passed and a new resolve followed. It's just another bump in this road. I had come to terms with my current status quo and didn't want to face another one. But the bottom line remained the same; he wasn't here and the rest was just practicalities.

You didn't feel you could cope with your current situation but you are coping with it admirably. Of course you have times when you feel sad - you're a loving human being, not a robot.

Dig deep and try to rationalise what the 'fear' is based on. For me, it was a financial fear. So I did some rough calculations and realised that whilst things were going to be different, they weren't as bad as I thought. What is the fear for you?

Face your fears. Allow yourself to feel the emotion and then have that rational conversation in your head. You are going to be fine whatever happens. Tell yourself that if this new stage happens, it is better than living in limbo. Limbo is hard for us all.