What happens to me when this is over?
You are going to be more lost than you expect, and it will catch you off guard, because some part of you has been waiting for the rest.
Three things end at once. The person. The role. And the schedule that told you who you were at every hour of the day. That third one is the one nobody warns you about.
So start now, small. One thing a week that is yours and has nothing to do with her. A class, a walk, a standing phone call with somebody who never asks how she is doing.
Not because you are giving up on her. Because you are quietly building the person who has to keep living after.
More tough questions
- Is it wrong that I sometimes wish it was over?
- How do I get my brother to actually help?
- Am I allowed to move her into a facility?
- What do I do when she doesn't know who I am?
- How am I supposed to afford this?
- What if I resent her?
- Do I have to forgive her first?
- How do I tell my job?
- Why don't I feel anything anymore?