Well, it’s been over a year since we legally separated. I am still living in the same house pending final settlement, which I now anticipate by year-end. Over that time, I’ve learned to co-exist with almost separate lives but for the kids. And although I was looking forward to having my own place to enjoy my peace, living under the same roof hadn’t bothered me much.

The STBX was away on a trip for a couple of days. I loved it! It was an amazing feeling waking up each day, walking through the house, and not having to encounter her. But she came back from the trip. And this morning I woke up and felt something different. The best phrase I could describe it is in the title, poison in the atmosphere. I felt it to the bone. And I was sick to my stomach.

Has anyone experienced this? If so, what are some of things you have tried to manage it?