I really just wish someone could help me get out of this without the anticipated mess.
I think this fear is the most crippling. All the What Ifs that keep us prisoner. We decide we want out but our fear of devastating results should we move on it keep us locked in.
I had already invested 23 years of my life in my exBPDw. I couldn't just get up and walk out. I had every excuse to avoid really doing it. I expected the world to end, fire and brimstone falling from the sky, and a great pit opening under my feet It turned out to bad, I mean really bad, BUT not as bad as I feared. Taking that first step strengthened me when my gas tank was on "E".
I was fooled a million times that things were getting better - no, more times than that. I became like a hungry dog who wait for scraps to drop from the table, and gobble it down and am thankful for the very little I received. Think about THAT one for a few minutes. My T brought this up one session and it completely changed my thinking. I want to eat a banquet but settled for crumbs.
I hope you get the strength you need to make the changes you want.