How Did You Cope?

[Anonymous 14]

Anonymous wrote:

When the poop hit the fan in your life how did you cope? When you were getting divorced and the court system was steamrolling you, how did you maintain you sanity? How did you work through the emotional toll of the betrayal?

Please do share.

Travis….I’ve always gone back to my roots. They run deep and are strong.

[LosPukeParticipant 514]

Carnage, I hit that hard shelled f~~~er dead center. It threw my front wheel up and when it landed, I was off balance. I crashed the bike. Couldn’t find it until the next morning. When I found the bike, I walked the road until I found the carcass. It was flat with the road where the tire made impact.

I had bought the bike when the wife had told me that she was UNHAPPY. I decided that I wasn’t that happy either, so I bought the bike. The sad part is that I had it only 3 weeks before the armadillo encounter. No insurance, no bike replacement. I like doors and seat belts now.

[ZerenityParticipant 500]

I closed myself to reality and focused inward. I learned more about myself. I figured out what I wanted in life. I set.plans and goals to make that dream a reality. I turned outward again however a bit differently. Now my eyes are on the prize and if your in the way of that prize I’m gonna hit ya harder than my Park Ave screaming down an on ramp, and just like a big car hitting a small object, I’m just gonna keep on driving and leave the contenders broken and bleeding in the ditch

God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change: Courage to change the things I can: And Wisdom to know the difference. -Reinhold Niebuhr 1951

[HimeoParticipant 471]

I encourage everyone to read the book of Ecclesiastes.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+1&version=NIV

[TheDudeParticipant 724]

Support from friends and family helped massively during the worst times.

Gratitude… Got my health, a roof over my head and food in my belly.

[TrailbossParticipant 1844]

Vodka…..lots of vodka!

An educated, armed populace cannot be enslaved.

[WPLParticipant 2393]

Hired the best “big city” lawyer in the nearest major city and the best, most- connected “country” lawyer in the county seat where the trial would be held… told them to work together (and they actually did cooperate very well…). Hired the best private investigator in the county. Cost a pile of money, but after my ex cheated, lied, and stole from me, it made me feel better to have so much “ammo” on my side. Other than that, the old cliché holds true: one day at a time. Just do what has to be done today and plan for tomorrow. Repeat over and over.

Much of what happened doesn’t make sense. It was hard to accept that it never will, but once I accepted that, I found some peace.

[Billy&The CloneasaurusParticipant]

I didn’t cope well at all. Time is a great healer though. Sometimes all you can do is put one foot in front of the other. It gets easier over time. To the guys still in the s~~~ storm, I’ve been there and almost didn’t make it. Hang in there.

The answer, is no.

[Fr JackParticipant 926]

WPL wrote:

Much of what happened doesn’t make sense. It was hard to accept that it never will, but once I accepted that, I found some peace.

Same for me, I will never know the whole story, I will never get an apology, and that’s fine, I no longer need either.

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