OP - I'm guessing this is very recent, and that I'm a year or so along the line from you, so I will offer this:
I'm not going to divulge any details in this vastly public thread as I am still in the divorce proceedings where we have joint investments of considerable nature (our respective solicitors will almost certainly enjoy quite a few very nice vacations and new cars from it), but I will say this - I have ploughed myself into my work & business and it is working for me. So much so, that it's pretty much all I think of at the moment.
Stay strong bro' - if you are as equally wronged as I you will be fine. If you're equally as resourceful - you'll be fine. If you're as equally determined to not let it beat you down - you'll be fine. This is by no means any easy thing to sustain, it really isn't, but just stay focused as much as you can, and when you mentally start straying from your new plan* read or watch something inspiring and project yourself forward with positive thought about your own future... think back to a time when you achieved something you previously thought untouchable and recall the sense of well-being.
The best immediate, practical advice I can offer is:
CEASE ALL CONTACT NOW.
DO NOT - I REPEAT -
DO NOT Speak to / email / SMS / Carrier pigeon / Smoke signal with her ever again from THIS MINUTE ONWARD.
More importantly -
DO NOT GET DRUNK AND DO ANY OF THE ABOVE
If you get drunk and send her anything, any
single thing, her lawyers may well rip you a new fudge tunnel so savagely that you wouldn't notice Mike Tyson double-fisting you.
Fortunately for me I've never been a fan being fisted or indeed Mike Tyson (apart from his cameo roles in The Hangover movies).
Try new things:
- Learn a new language (measurable) (either spoken language or programming!)
- Learn mnemonics (good start is Buzan)
- Go to the gymn with a solid goal in mind (measurable)
- Learn to fly (excellent amazing past-time
and something you
have to concentrate on while learning!)
- Visit places you always wanted to see, but didn't because "she" wasn't into it. (sense-of-freedom inducing) maybe catch up with old friends you haven't seen as a result of your lack of time.
- Take back your own life and don't let anyone stop bring you down or stop you moving forward.
- But don't turn into an arrogant twat... ever. That goes without saying though right?
I'm still absolutely devastated about my situation, and horrid shit negativity tries its damned fucking hardest to enter my head, but I just have to beat it back with even stronger-than-ever determination and positivity. Easier said than done, but it does work.
I got your back bro'
*You are now FREE. Free to culture your own plan and success without having to cater for her. You are now free to do anything you want with your life - everything you ever dreamed of.
Think of this as not just a bullet dodged, but a kick up the ass to up your game and step up a level in success.