Hello Thea...welcome to the message board! I know it takes a bit of courage to write on here but it gets easier. I'm glad you introduced yourself and I hope you feel comfortable posting whenever the mood strikes you, or when you need an extra dose of encouragement. We have several people that have been posting for many years and others that are fairly recent additions. Our stories are unique but the pain, hurt and anger leave us with the same challenge...moving forward to a healthy life. Writing is such a great way to take an active role in getting through the muck and I hope that it continues to be helpful to you. I used to write quite a bit and I debated whether or not I should burn the journals. I haven't had the motivation to light that match so the books take up space in my closet...maybe someday I'll "clean" out the "closet" and let that all go.
Hope to hear more from you and best wishes to you,
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