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Confronting Your Fear About Divorce
When you’re considering divorce, you can’t let fear influence your decision
When you start thinking about getting divorced, you might think about making a pros and cons list. And that might be a logical way to make the decision but it won’t get to the root of what might be holding you back from deciding to stay or go. It won’t help you face your fears.
Fear surrounding divorce is real. It can keep you from moving forward. It can even stop you from thinking about divorce at all.
More importantly, sometimes fear can push you toward divorce when it’s not what you really want.
That’s why it’s important that you confront your fear about divorce before you decide either way.
Start by asking yourself what it is that you’re afraid of.
Fear about money
Perhaps one of the biggest fears people have around divorce is about money. They’re afraid of losing a second income their spouse brings in. They’re afraid of having no income because they’re a stay-at-home parent. They’re afraid of losing half or more of their income to paying child support and/or alimony.
But you might also be afraid of other things about money. Maybe you want to go back to school and are…
