Slowly, I'm catching up on your new thread and your vacation. It sounds so good to me--not so much about where/how/why NG is at, but in your determination to keep learning and to hold onto yourself. Give yourself a party! Don't bend over backwards (and if you're talking about me, somewhat anxiously) to help....let him articulate and then appreciate. But learn how to validate, from the heart.
I hear you about waiting for the other shoe to drop. I'm not a success story in that area, am I? The dopamine was just too much for my H, at least for now....he can't think past it. But you have come a long way and for longer, and time, I'm told, does help. Especially if you are making progress with you.
