You’re trying to hold on to what used to work and that’s the problem. Let go of old rules and expectations. Choose what you want, not what you need.
You’d love to be anywhere but where you are right now, but the sooner you tie up loose ends, the sooner you’re free to move on to fresh pastures.
The middle of a crisis is no time to reinvent the wheel. Support the structures in place. It’s because they weren’t being followed in first place that things are unraveling.
An older friend or relative acts as a safe harbor. S/he may not understand everything you’re going through, but their advice is still solid.
The more you try to be reasonable, the louder loved ones become. It’s best to listen to what they have to say until tempers cool.
You know you need to act when you mistake your spouse for the couch. Introduce small changes like one evening a week doing something outside the house and life improves.
