Did you try to reinvent yourself later in life and find that it was already too late?

After 2 marriages, taking care of kids, step kids, ending up sick again! That’s ok I’ll deal with it BUT I’m doing what I want to do. Be it reinventing or whatever, I’ve always lived for everyone else, taken care of everyone else. But I’m going to TRY to be true to myself. It’s my time. It is harder, I’m an introvert too. 🥺
 

hollydolly said:
yes I am doing the same :(..it's very raw only a few months ago I thought I was happily married for 21 years .. so I don't know about re-inventing myself..I don't even know what that really means.. surely I'd have to change from being me...and I can't even see how I could or would want to do that..:unsure:
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I’m 4 yrs from leaving my husband, it’s takes time….you’ll get there. Get to know yourself again or better! I was lost!
 
hollydolly said:
yes I;m the same totally an utterly lost... without my friends on this forum, I would have lost my mind and I almost did, a few months ago .
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I Took a Divorce Care class thru my church it was open to public. I don’t know your religious beliefs but it helps to be with others that were going thru the same thing. I would highly recommend a group therapy. There were all denominations there prob even non believers.
 
hollydolly said:
yes I am doing the same :(..it's very raw only a few months ago I thought I was happily married for 21 years .. so I don't know about re-inventing myself..I don't even know what that really means.. surely I'd have to change from being me...and I can't even see how I could or would want to do that..:unsure:
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I don't think you should reinvent yourself, Hols. You're perfect as you are and we all love you for it. Give yourself time. It's a huge change in a person's life.
 
I never reinvented myself in my career. It worked out for me until I retired after 35 years in the same industry.

My reinvention happened when I shed all past doubts about myself and realized that no matter what degradation I had been through in my life I was worthy of happiness and fulfillment. This applies to all of us... being made fun or for being gay, being victimized due to domestic abuse, being cheated on by philanderers, being minimized due to skin color, being minimized due to religion or atheism... we are all deserving of a good life.
 

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