& if so, how did you learn to cope after divorce? I'm not talking mild pa crap but the full-on all consuming control. The sort of ex who would dictate what roads you drove down, what you wore, what you ate. The sort who controlled all the money/bills/credit cards etc. The sort who dictated your life in it's entirety. This was my life I'm ashamed to say. For nearly 30 years. Eventually after a long long time and a blood-thirsty battle, I got myself free. Now though I struggle. Really badly. It's over a year since my divorce and I find coping with everything just too much. I wonder how others have managed it? I'm now in my 50s but have had to learn everything from scratch as I had responsibility for nothing during my marriage. It seems never ending. Will there ever come a time when I feel in control of my life, when I can do it all without feeling like I'm drowning?
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LowlyWormsLittleCousin · 26/04/2016 18:02
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