Hiya Belowsea,
Welcome to the forums! I hope you will discover as i have that this is a great place to express yourself, ask questions get answers, get encouragement and cheering and to be understood. I am glad you decided to introduce yourself to us :) Welcome^^ and nice to meet you. As for posting too long or too much i have just been told lately not to worry about that. So feel free to write to us as mucxh as you like. We are all here for you and i am sure most of us can relate at least in part to what you are going through.
Anyway, nice to meet you and to make your acquaintance in the forums^^