It’s been about 1.5 years of being officially divorced and 2 years being separated. I truly hate this period of my life. I never EVER thought it would take so long to recover from this and there’s still no end in sight.

I’m financially poor, emotionally traumatized, can’t date, can’t make friends, I’m an outcast in my own family, I’ve got my kids almost half the time which is a plus. But when they are gone I’m a mess. So lonely and like there’s no way out.

I’ll be honest, I think about suicide probably about once a week. Only because of this: this is one challenge that I don’t see a way of working my way out of. It’s hard to become motivated and stay motivated. I don’t wish this torment on my worst enemy.

How did you get out of this endless cycle of despair?