Hey, now you've got friends all over the world. Hundreds of us!!!!
Yes, it is hard to go out on your own, but, for me, it is worth it.
Take it a day at a time. For me, the little things sometimes were the biggest. I can sleep peacefully all night without someone disturbing me or keeping me up scaring me that he'd hang himself from the landing where I would see him when I came out of the bedroom.
And when I go to the kitchen, it isn't full of stale bourbon glasses and liquor spilled on the floor and cabinets and half eaten sandwiches. Each morning now the kitchen is clean, the air is clear, the flowers are in their vase, and it is a fresh new day.
I hope that you find the same. The leaving is bittersweet, but the new life has its lovely moments.
ShootingStar1