A Year Ago Today - Some Thoughts On Perspective
By Anon • August 13, 2015
Almost exactly a year ago, I thought my previous relationship was over. After months of crippling anxiety and depression, my partner of 3.5 years finally let me know he'd had enough. I was devastated, I was broken. After about 48 hours, we reconciled, each vowing to do better for each other in the future.
In the months that followed, I was stagnant in a constant state of fear and uncertainty that he would decide to leave again. How could I prove to him that I was still the girl he fell in love with when we were kids? How could I get him to be the type of partner and man that I knew he had the potential to be?
I lied to myself during those months. I continued to believe that we needed each other so desperately that we just had to make it work. A year ago, it was unfathomable to me that I could get through a day, a week, a month without his constant presence, no matter how disengaged and disingenuous it seemed. I knew with certainty that, with how difficult and overwhelming my life had become, I couldn't make it without him.
A year later....guess what? I was wrong.
Our relationship finally ended in January of this year. Since letting go of my fear of being alone, my fear of losing the only true loving relationship I've known, I have grown so much closer to the type of adult I want to be. I'm healthier, happier, and more driven towards finding success in all areas of my life now. I want it all--I want a rewarding career, supportive social relationships, and stupid, crazy, love. And for the first time in years, all of those things seem within reach.
If you told me these things a year ago, I wouldn't have believed you. I would have told you that I was lacking--in confidence, in drive, in ability to be a partner to another person without being a burden.
My advice to you--to all of you, whether my story speaks to you or not: when you're going through hell, keep going. I did, and I'm now a stronger and more complete person than I ever imagined I could become...all of this, after one short year. Imagine what you could do with the rest of your life.
Click Here For The Most Popular On Sunny Skyz
Sisters Ask Mom To Send A Cardinal Once She's In Heaven. Watch The Miracle!
Remembering Judge Frank Caprio: The World’s Kindest Judge
Meet Baconator: The Chonky Cat Who Went Viral And Found His Forever Throne
Peanut The Famous Turtle Is Turning 41 — And She’s Having A Party!
Teen Mom Shares The Note A Nurse Left for Her At 16 — Years Later, The Story Comes Full Circle
Real People Recall The Moments That Brought Them The Purest Joy
Baby Giraffe Gets The Zoomies And We Can't Get Enough
Woman Shares Voicemail From Dermatologist And We're In Tears Laughing
Backyard Visitor: Woman Welcomes Majestic Deer With Incredible Antlers
Young Mariners Fan Goes All-In On Popcorn — And Wins The Internet
Teen With Cerebral Palsy Brings Crowd To Their Feet With Inspiring Walk Across Stage