Hi Snuggles, anniversaries can sometimes be very triggering and bring things/feelings flooding back even if you'd thought you were doing OK before
And it might be good that the person from 7 years ago will be around...........just use them as much or as little as you need hey??
On one hand they may be able to bring you comfort/security, and on the other they may bring things back even more, so just see how it goes and work from there hey???
But the thing about anniversaries is that they come, they go.........so if you're really struggling around that time remember that it is "just" a matter of time.........it will pass/go..........there will be time the other side of it, where you might be better able to move on.
And you know, maybe you could try to see this anniversary as a celebration of another year where you haven't sunk that low again??? And for 7 whole years to have passed without that happening again, well that is a massive achievement. Perhaps a day to give yourself real credit for how far you've made it, and your strength when times haven't been that good over that period???
Quite fitting you're going to be doing something you enjoy on that day too
And you know, now when you're finding things hard, you've got us for support too.
Alison