Just how do you navigate this and

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keep it altogether?

Divorcing my narcissistic, emotionally abusive tw*t of a stbxh. Still living in the same house. He has a new partner. I absolutely do not want him, and feel nothing but sympathy for his poor, clueless new partner who will have been sucked in by his charm, but I am just so upset, all of the fucking time.

I exercise, a lot, I have various animals to keep me busy, an incredibly full on job, 2 kids, plenty of outdoor time...I'm doing all the things to keep me going but where is the support? Am I missing some secret support group, or does everyone have to navigate divorce on their own and just suck it up?

sorey to hear that. Do you have friends or family you can lean on and ask for more support?

I do, but tbh, I dont want emotional support, I don't need to speak about how awful he is or the situation. Practical support - ie childcare would be wonderful, but I have no one close enough (physically) to provide that. I'm probably not the easiest to support either - I'm usually the 'helper', rather than the other way around

Am so sorry you're going through this but you sound strong and determined.
Ask some local women to recommend childcare and if you tell them your situation am sure you will get mental, emotional and physical support!
Stay strong and focus on your next chapter for you and then your kids xx

Have you agreed who is parenting when or let me guess he is doing zero?

Ok, apart from childcare, what other support are you looking for?

It's incredibly stressful to still be living under the same roof but hopefully you'll be able to sell the house soon and go your separate ways? Keep your eyes on that prize - there is light at the end of the tunnel. Keep telling yourself that your time will come.

I split from my ex and he has been brilliant at asking women to look after the kids so he can do activities. It makes me think that often if you ask, people say yes! So might just be worth a shot with some people who are geographically closer? Worst they can say is no.