Gilln1
Well Known Member
Yesterday was the day I was able to get back in my car, the first time I actually went for a proper drive though was today
Over the months / weeks I'd built this moment up in my head and thought it would almost be 'romantic'.... it was better than that, it just felt normal, and normal is taken away from people in our position - rightly so in the vast majority of cases.
I haven't written this to gloat, or to show off, but to say that at some point many of you will hopefully have the opportunity to have that feeling too, so hang on to that though if you can.
The main reason for writing this though is to highlight just how incredibly helpful, useful, comforting and important this forum is. I would hazard a guess that many of us felt despair, depression, fear and self loathing for the mistakes we made, and a feeling of not knowing who to turn to for advice or a sympathetic ear. This tiny little corner of the www. has been a god send to me and I hope it continues to be so for the others who find themselves in the same position as us.
There are various people on here who still give their time and wisdom for the others (you know who you are), and I hope that never changes or or others pick up the baton. Life moves on of course, however I still intend to visit these pages, but I wanted to thank the people who I have interacted with on here over the last 13 months for helping me keep my head up when it dropped.
To all of you still waiting it out....you can and will get through this so hang on in there !
Over the months / weeks I'd built this moment up in my head and thought it would almost be 'romantic'.... it was better than that, it just felt normal, and normal is taken away from people in our position - rightly so in the vast majority of cases.
I haven't written this to gloat, or to show off, but to say that at some point many of you will hopefully have the opportunity to have that feeling too, so hang on to that though if you can.
The main reason for writing this though is to highlight just how incredibly helpful, useful, comforting and important this forum is. I would hazard a guess that many of us felt despair, depression, fear and self loathing for the mistakes we made, and a feeling of not knowing who to turn to for advice or a sympathetic ear. This tiny little corner of the www. has been a god send to me and I hope it continues to be so for the others who find themselves in the same position as us.
There are various people on here who still give their time and wisdom for the others (you know who you are), and I hope that never changes or or others pick up the baton. Life moves on of course, however I still intend to visit these pages, but I wanted to thank the people who I have interacted with on here over the last 13 months for helping me keep my head up when it dropped.
To all of you still waiting it out....you can and will get through this so hang on in there !