tomorrow is the one year anniversary
Tomorrow is the one year anniversary from when I was raped by my boss. During this past year, I broke up with my partner of 5 years while on a self-destructive path I could not see. We are, luckily, back together and working through things, but I developed very irritable and aggressive behavior towards him - that began to affect his mental health. Thanks to this site and other resources, I see myself on the path to fixing my maladaptive strategies and moving forward with my life.
I feel like I need to do something tomorrow. It's not just any other day - but I don't know what would be appropriate. Does anyone have any suggestions?
@noirin
Sorry this happened to you. :( My suggestion would be to not even give it a name or "anniversary". Anniversaries are for happy things, don't let him claim even a day of each year. I would not let the day be clouded by his name and memory. Live it like you would any other day. :)
@SilentSerenityy thanks for your comment! i totally see your perspective. i guess i just feel like - being able to say, this happened a whole year ago. and being able to feel like i'm "coming out the other end" per-se. but you're right - anniversary definitely isn't the word and i don't want the day to be about him - but rather a marker of my growth and looking to the future.
