JessicaLH, I am sorry you are going through a similar situation. It is devastating and hard to grasp the reality of your new situation. What I can say is, almost 2 months in now, is I feel like I am starting to make some progress with detaching from my AH and focusing on my own self-care and my own priorities. It has been one of the hardest experiences of my life, and the grieving has been awful, but going through the emotions is starting to help me process and change my perspective. I have a support system of family, friends, professionals, and online groups like this one, and that has been tremendous, just even learning that I can ask for help and talk to people vs. trying to figure out myself. And as you note, having legal support where it's needed.