Thursday, August 1, 2013

Divorced But Not Detached

We got divorced, legally.  He is still drinking.  He's been drinking off and on for several months.  Now he's in rehab.  My focus is still on him.  I know that I need to focus on myself, move on with my life and stop dwelling on anything about him.  I realize that I am sick too.  I am codependent and it has become my life.  This awareness is the first step toward changing who I am.

In my last post, I talked about getting off the train.  I got off, but I am still walking beside it.  I am watching the crash close up and yelling instructions to help prevent death and destruction.  The problem is that I am getting hurt continuously by this role and somehow I need to learn how to live without him.  I also know that detaching from him will help him to make the changes he needs to make on his own.