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Tragic Accident/ Divorce
My now, ex husband was in a tragic accident. He was a truck driver and hit, instantly killing a drunk 26YO man walking on the hwy. He then, left me a note and walked out 5 months later. I lost everything. Im left with a horrible credit report now from the foreclosure, all the credit cards we had together. Im left with the counseling bills from my discussion from the accident, losing my husband who left and abandoned me, I cant buy myself another home with the wrecked credit, since most employers ask for a credit report for employment, there I times even where I have been denied a job from this stupid kid's decision to walk in the freeway drunk that night. I found my ex some 3 years later and got my divorce. I got my half of what was left from the 401K and a small amount of alimony. I STILL feel this accident and decisions by them both really caused me much trauma, and for the next 10 years I will have to pay higher interest on anything I purchase (just finally got a car loan at 21% interest) but what do I do with all the damage? I'm even having trouble at work because of all the past, this took away my home I built and loved, ruined my credit, stole my husband, and now is impacting my future as well. Help...Help...
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Re: Tragic Accident/ Divorce
You're right: there is a lot of trauma in your life. There's probably not a whole lot you can do about it right now.
What you can do is learn how not to add pain to the pain of the trauma itself, and how to change your attitude and relax with things as they are, not as they were or how you wish them to be. You can't do this by yourself.
If you haven't already, contact your community mental health center. Take long walks with no destination or route in mind; carry a few bucks with you so you can bus or cab back if you wander too far. Paint a landscape; it doesn't matter if you can't paint or it isn't any good, it's the doing that counts. Clean your bathroom. Clean it again.
Take your life a moment at a time. For a while, maybe for a long while, most of those moments may be shitty. Remember the ones that were not.
Good luck.
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