Beautifully written
Congratulations on your success with this. It’s a hard thing to defeat.
How I did it: I believed, and held on. I slipped up, lost hope, and then got up again. You never lose the need in the back of your mind, the incessant yearning, but you find a way to yell over it's noise.
Lessons & tips: Don't give up hope.
Resources: Myself. No one else can stop you. You have to do it for you and you alone. If you try for someone else, you'll never make it. Especially once they leave you, you'll be left without a motive.