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  • 𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Don’t be. I’m sorry for your hardships too. Other people’s problems do nothing to change our own. The perspective of what others are coping with can at times help bolster us to continue. Like grieving together, in an abstracted way.

    I don’t know your circumstances and support dynamic, but cohabitation with an ex implies a certain remarkable altruism, or potential. Whether there is truth of not in that inference is not really important to me, the idea was hopeful.

    In many ways I morn my own death in an underlying layer of grief, however I still live and am therefore nor allowed to move on. My intent on sharing is to hopefully reveal a facet of what it means to grieve, and life in general. While my situation can be tough, I do not envy your own and I am reasonably sure that sentiment is mutual. It can be helpful in dark moments to have something on the mind, like ‘at least I’m not going through that,’ and in so doing offer the opportunity to appreciate what positive elements remain.

    I never know if my abstractions translate for others well. That was my underlying intent. From my side, you were helpful in a coping mechanism as I intended. It was good for me to externalize the struggle and you have helped refocus my emotional wandering. Thanks. I’m sorry if that came across as a further negativity or burden in any way as that was not what I intended.

    • BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldOP
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      16 days ago

      I can’t leave him because of money is the long and short of it. We are very apart and he’s a covert narcissist who is quite vicious so I’m just grey rocking, as they call it, until I can find a path out.

      You translate just fine!