I think its been over 3 years now..don’t really keep track.. but I am sitting in a “gradually growing beautiful home” which is a far cry from the shamefully tatty one with the long term broken oven, washing machine and only two working hob rings. 3 years free and maybe 13 years since I first joined this site but what a great few years it has been. Life of course throws curveballs, and quite a lot of them recently, but at least I can afford to face those curveballs in comfortable shoes.
It took me several attempts to become free of this-I understand now we are never really free. Like other long term illnesses, we can manage this. We need to be always wary of triggers and keep strong barriers in place.
As Charles always said in group “there is only one thing in life we cannot do”.
Thank you Steev, Kathryn, Jen and Kin for your replies. Its nice to hear from some of my old pals.