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From: XtraMSN NicknameAkosha_II  (Original Message)Sent: 29/10/2008 6:58 p.m.
Prior to the ending of the relationship, I saw beyond the facade and believed that time would equal maturity/change/etc.
Today, I am unsure on who I am anymore. I put so much energy into this person, mutual contacts, trying not to allow emotional baggage to spill over into un-involved external parties, that today, I am lost. I am praying fo find myself again, however, I am wondering if this happens to all pple who's in association with the N person?
How do we re-capture, or can we re-capture the person we once were?


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From: XtraMSN NicknameMommaHorse1Sent: 29/10/2008 7:41 p.m.
I have found that I had to establish a base that I believed in for me. That resulted in knowing what lies he had told me and proving that they were lies. In the process of this and counceling I know who I was and what I want in life again. The biggest problem is that we have focused on N for so long that we have forgotten how to focus on us and what we need and/or want. It is a very personal process for everyone but very worth it. The hardest thing I find right now is that because we are fighting for custody of DD and he has possession of her I don't make the time for me to do the things I really want to do so he is still controlling my life and I'm ready for it to stop. I just have to take control where I can.

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From: chattymitchieSent: 29/10/2008 9:33 p.m.
Hi Akosha, I am still struggling a little like you are.  All I can say is that I find each day is slightly better than the day before, although I have some ups and downs.  What I find interesting is writing down my thoughts and worries.  I wrote some down yesterday, and compared them to what I wrote before I found out my x was an N, and the change has been miraculous.  No more blaming myself, thinking it can work etc, now just a lot more sadness and like you, just wanting to get back to being me, and to get on with my life.  Hopefully in another month if I write a list, my thoughts will be very different again.  Don't tell yourself you should be feeling better, it will happen with time as you get used to the big life changes etc.  And also, we loved these Ns, otherwise we wouldn't have stayed with them, and you can't switch off emotions like that, even when you realise there's no hope at all. 

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