Kathi, thank for the link. It is an important piece of information.

That is an awesome article..thanks Kathi

That was a great article. The writer was right on the mark when she said there is little support for divorced people. I live in a rural area where I can find an AA meeting 7 days a week, have support groups for moms with toddlers, grieving widow/widowers, diabetes and various illness, but nowhere is there any type of support group for divorced people. It's really sad.

Just the sheer numbers that I see on DS tells me that divorce support groups are sorely needed.

Thanks for sharing, Cowgirl!!

Great article, CGK. It's good to see that the aftermath of separation and divorce is being acknowledged at last.

So many people live half-lives following divorce. Healing after this kind of trauma is necessarily a long-term thing, and divorcees don't get the support and compassion they need from the world out there. Many times, we're treated more like we may have a transmutable disease!

Thanks for sharing.

love and hugs
kamary

fabulous article. rings a few bells around here!

I guess people are finally waking up to how destructive...... I have not been able to recover, almost five years later. Perhaps the fact that crime is involved and I never hear the end of it keeps it fresh.
Srsly, I know people who expected me to be over it in a month.
Life without love is worthless to me. If I can' accept that I will aways be alone..... guess I am screwed. Because I just .. can't handle that way of life happily.
There are studies and commentary about the corrosive nature of loneliness too. Finally.

Easy now!! Everyone on this site has experienced these physical manifestations with everyday life events.

I think this was a great article, but I wish they would have put some more in there about lifer after divorce. Sure it hurts like hell. Yes, the physical things happen. Yes, you don't want to go through it ever again. But the reality of it is that you need to learn to take care of yourself first. It's very akin to PTSD. You have to do the inside work.

It's a death - do you ever forget your parents when they die? No you don't and you'll never forget your spouse when they leave either. Never! Hopefully, you learn from it and journey into a new relationship. We are meant to love and to have intimacy and to share our lives. That's human. Suffering a loss is human too. I agree, there should be more out there for people going through divorce, considering it's "expected" these days... What's the #? 50% of marriages end up in divorce?

I think we could cash in on this.... That's it - I'm becoming a therapist who specializes in divorce recovery from narcassistic assholes... I bet I'd make a bundle. I'd use voodoo dolls as a way to get frustrations out. Charge $20.00 a piece. LOL - sell them on e-bay... Xtra large pins - $25.00...

xxoo Thanks Kathi!

Lol KRK

wow! that hit me right to the core.