I agree with Deli, Mixedup. You can't heal and move forward without recognizing and believing where you came from. If you're minimizing what's gone on in your past, how can you grow and improve in the future? It doesn't make you an oddball, it makes you really, really, smart. Thanks for your post!

Goodness notme!! I love the statement "learn to have more patience with myself and others." It's something I need to learn as well, but it seems so profound to see it written here the way you presented it. Thanks for that!!