Our story is very different @Former-Member, but I have had days and weeks like those, when WH was going away for a few weeks at a time, but he was far more aggressive that he is at the moment when he was here.  Every time he left my days turned into journeys between Bed Island and Chair Island, apart from having to go do the shopping, and taking walks by the river when I could find the energy.

I would run raids on the housework just to keep things functional ..... with no back-up .... I was it.  

Our situation is still chopping and changing.  I have less Island-hopping time available at the moment, because it’s harder to find the privacy to do that without further issues coming from it.