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Same situation here, but from the male side. It took time, and therapy helped, but I eventually realized it wasn’t my fault.
The paperwork is underway and the details are being finalized. I’m in my mid to late 40s, so there’s some fear about whether I’ll get another chance at building a family. But there’s also real excitement about living life on my own terms.
The only way out is through. Learn to look forward to being by yourself and exploring who you really are. Getting to know yourself changes your perspective and ultimately defines the way forward.
Being that older man with experience I say let’s chat 😇.
Are you in therapy? If not, try it, I’ve not been in an abusive relationship but therapy has helped me focus on what is messing me up (childhood trauma). My therapist realized that using the internal family systems framework could really help me. Your therapist should help you find a system that works for you.
I would love to talk my ex wife gave me severe anxiety, so bad that the hospital forced me to be admitted, and now im on a strong dose of adivant and can't get off them because they are highly addictive. I just lost my job after 15 years because they decided to move. I've been so depressed abd need some positivity in my life