Emotional mess - please help

[Angeldelight21]

Hi all,

SXTBH moved out 9 months ago, currently going through the divorce we both wanted. In the past 2 weeks I'm a complete mess.

I can manage financially, physically just fine but I miss the family life so much. I feel extremely lonely and empty although I have a DD I love very much.

I work from home that is not helping I know. After work I spend time with my 2 year old and after she goes to bed, the usual chores etc. So no chance for doing hobbies, gym etc what usually the recommendations are.

Family lives abroad, no close friends really plus introverted personality

Anyone who has been in a similar situation dealing with these emotions?

TIA

No experience but replying to hope to get you some answers and to give sympathy.

This sounds really tough at the moment but remember it is just “at the moment” and this moment won’t last forever! Your DD will get old enough to give you some free time to yourself, you’ll start having more contact with other mums once she goes to school, all of that kind of thing.

in the meantime, are there any hobbies that interest you that you can have social groups on line to interact with other people?

Sorry you are going through this. Does your ex have your child some of the time so you can get out and have some ‘me’ time?

I’ve been in a similar situation previously. I had to join meet-up groups. Personally I found joining single groups brilliant as you meet a lot of people who have been through the same thing. The whole thought of this gave me a lot of anxiety and I do get some social anxiety but pushed through it and am really glad I did as made some really good friends and totally took my minds off things.

Hopefully you can carve some time out for yourself somehow, and spend a bit of time looking after you. You’ve got this!