I did not imagine my last post would cause so much discussion. I am thrilled that so many of you jumped into the fray and voiced your opinions about 5 Myths of Divorce Revealed. I approached the post by first thinking about some my preconceived notions about divorce and then began to research what others had to say. One of the most surprising revelations was the research and opinions about keeping the marriage together for the children. Myth #2, really got everyone talking.
Therefore I thought I would dig a little deeper and try to present my Fox News version of both sides of the story.
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I started thinking today about my beliefs with regard to divorce and how they measure up to my real life experience. I am a child of divorce and now I have experienced my own. Below are some revealing truths about divorce and why what you think you know, may not be correct.
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I am angry right now. I have allowed many of my personal boundaries to become breached over the last week. I’m feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. I’m trying to make really good decisions yet, I feel like I’m being stuffed back down into the box from which I recently escaped. Writing is my depression therapist. For me, sharing my thoughts with you is my best treatment for depression.
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I planned to blog about letter writing this week. I wanted to share some of the techniques I use to lift myself out of an emotional depression. Letter writing is a valuable alternative healing technique when I need a little relationship therapy or anger therapy and it is still two weeks before my next appointment with my therapist.
And then a completely unexpected event happened. It compelled me to return to my trusted old friend for dealing with grief and find some emotional healing.
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It’s true. This is my first St. Valentine’s Day as a divorced woman. The fact that I am newly single with no sweetheart to grant my Valentine Wish seems kind of a downer doesn’t it? Truthfully, I don’t care that I don’t have a sweetheart for Valentine’s Day. I have a lot of love in my life.
Instead, I thought it would be fun to do a little Google scavenger hunt on Valentine’s Day. I brainstormed 10 top Google ranked Valentine’s Day phrases, typed each in the Google Search and looked at result number 100 for each (10th result on page 10). This is what I found out about Valentine’s Day beyond page one.
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I’m a recently divorced woman. When it became clear I could not save my marriage, I made the choice to divorce. Over the last eight months, my emotions have run the gamut from anger, relief, elation, empowerment, anger and yes, even anxiety and depression, and more anger. I hope that as you read these 10 things not to do when getting divorced, you will find at least one that you can take away on piece of divorce advice and incorporate into your life.
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After my husband I split, I was having trouble dealing with my anxiety and disappointment. I was short-tempered with everyone from my co-workers to my children. I began searching for any number of avenues to enhance my conflict resolution skills. Whether it was through online anger management training, or one on one with a therapist for anger management lessons – I knew for sure, I needed outside help.
Anger comes from a variety of sources. It acts as an alarm telling us when something is wrong with a situation. My anger specifically is a byproduct of these emotions:
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