r/Assistance • u/rumpeltyltskyn • Oct 03 '24

ADVICE How do I get divorced?

My wife has left me. We have been married for only a little over a year. I’m not working due to health issues so I literally have no money. I have no income and no savings, and completely overwhelmed by what I should do or am supposed to do. Does anyone have any resources that outline things in a simple way? Advice? I’ve tried doing research myself but I just can’t make any sense of anything.

Because I know people will make the assumption, I’m a woman. I’m not a man.

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u/Migraine_Megan Oct 03 '24

I forgot to add, if you can get a therapist do so, it will help protect your health with all the stress. And I focused on this quote to help get me through it (quote by Carrie Fisher): "Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." I wish you all the best, divorce is so hard.

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u/rumpeltyltskyn Oct 03 '24

I have one, don’t worry.

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u/Migraine_Megan Oct 03 '24

That's good! I called my therapist and psychiatrist about 1.5 weeks after he left, because I lost 11 lbs in 8 days. I couldn't eat.

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u/rumpeltyltskyn Oct 03 '24

This has been ongoing since the end on July. She left a month before our first wedding anniversary. So yeah my therapist has had her work cut out for her. I think I’ve gained like 15 pounds myself.