re: Separation Anxiety and Depression question.

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Then take a trip by yourself and do whatever YOU want.

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This also helped me a ton. After we had broken up, but a couple weeks before I moved out, I got in my car and drove west on a spontaneous road trip. I went to San Antonio, Santa Fe, and then up to Denver to visit some old friends. It was a really awesome trip...until I had to start driving home. I have never dreaded something more in my life than having to drive back and face my collapsing marriage and finish packing up my junk to move back in with my parents. I, of course, got a speeding ticket in Kansas on the way back and blew my whole budget. However, up until the day I had to start driving back, it was the best trip I'd ever taken. It was awesome stopping whenever I wanted, seeing whatever I wanted, eating whatever I wanted (my ex had a lot of food allergies and was a picky eater to boot).

If you do nothing else, I recommend going on a trip alone and seeing some things you've always wanted to see. It's a great way to get some solid introspection and remember who you are without your spouse, who you were, who you will become.