surprise support raistlynne: I just wanted to say that inspite of the many insensitive people I have encountered in my life, I happened to confide in a couple of people at work about my situation and have found such incredible support! My boss for one has been very understanding and even helped me get some part time work on the side to help me keep up with my bills. I'll be able to enroll in medical sooner than I had anticipated, too.
I still have plenty of assorted stbxh bs to deal with, but I thought I'd share and hopefully send a tiny little beam of hope to all of my new ojar friends. 8)
Re:surprise support ambergem: You know...if it wasn't for my friends and managers at work I don't think I would have survived it all. I've had managers give me the names of lawyers, mediators and therapists. Been given time off, no questions asked, to deal with all the shit. I've leaned on them, joked with them and its been a very important part of coping with everything.
I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that they are WORK friends - don't know my ex, aren't like family or close friends who have so much invested in seeing me happy. Then can just support from 9-5 Mon-Fri if they want and that's all I've needed.
