Journal Entry for February 3, 2008
February 3, 2008 2:05pm
I haven't journaled in a while--been very busy working 7 days in a row and went to a muskie fishing seminar all day yesterday. Along with …
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About Me
Husband and I have been separated now for almost a full year but are still on the fence about working things out. Not going very easy, with many bumps in the road. I am a radiology/cardiology editor with 2 kids, a girl 17 and a boy 26, both who live at home with their dad. I am working the 12 steps of EmotionsAnonymous, which have been helping me in learning for the first time in my life to like myself and to look out for myself, and that if this marriage ends, it is not the end of life for me.
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Muskie fishing, running, parrots, gardening, feeding birds and birdwatching
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Journal Entry for January 30, 2008
January 30, 2008 4:40pm
Today, I guess I have made the choice to be bluesy. I can't bring myself out of the thought that my husband is still choosing to be distant …
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Journal Entry for January 27, 2008
January 27, 2008 3:14pm
I am refusing to put up with my husband being a "downer" toward me any more. I won't let him drag me down there with him. I …
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Journal Entry for January 27, 2008
January 27, 2008 2:24pm
My husband has been gone for two days, and I have really felt the anxiety level go down with him gone. He went to a town six hours away to …
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Hi. How are you? Hope you have a great weekend!
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My birds are doing great! My Amazon is still picking up new words!
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doing wonderful carole..he actually learned to say thank you and he will yank on and ring his bell when told..lol..so now he can say..hello..come here..sprouty..thank you..laugh dance and whistle...started eating grapes and apples recent also and climbs down my arm into the sink for his evening bath...i hope all is well there ...have a great day tc tom
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I hope all goes well for Piper at the Vet!
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Close Breakups & Divorce
My husband of 19 years filed for divorce late in June and immediately started dating another woman from work, which later failed--he admitted it was a rebound. We are presently seeking psychological help separately for our emotional problems that led to the demise of our marriage. Hopefully we can still work things out. It will take a lot of work and won't be easy. Cautiously optimistic and have setbacks in moving forward with our relationship yet. I'm hoping to be happy in life either way.
Treatments
- Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
- Every psychology specialist I have talked to says you have to be OK with yourself and like yourself before you pursue a relationship with someone else.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- I'm 46 and my parents are in their 70s but have been very supportive of me during this crisis in my life. I do love them dearly.
Close Codependency
I'm not an addict or an alcoholic, but I have been codependent on my husband for 20 years. We shared household responsibilities, but he did do far more than I did, and now he has filed for a divorce. It has been in the works for 3 months. I also have low self esteem issues and anger issues that I am trying to deal with through cognitive behavior therapy which I just started.
Treatments
- Talking Too Soon to Tell
- Going to counseling for cognitive behavior therapy.
- \"Codependent No More\" Working / Worked
- Strattera Somewhat Helpful
- I have been on head meds since 1999 and have switched antidepressants ever couple of years because I would build up a tolerance to them and they wouldn't work anymore.
Open Personality Disorders
Type: Narcissistic Personality DisorderI have had 2 psychiatrists diagnose me with borderline personality disorder. It is a curse that has plagued me all of my life. I am currently separated from my husband of 19 years and have two children, a boy 25 and a girl 16.
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