{{{{{{{{{{{{{Darrel}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

It sounds like you could use a hug. Life has not been kind to you, my friend. You have put tremendous effort into healing yourself, and you have become a wonderful person in spite of all the things that were against you. I'm sorry that you had to go through all that.

Did you ever get therapy, or has your recovery all been self-help? You have so many good qualities and wonderful insight. Either way, you are doing a great job with your recovery.

<font color=red>"Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing." -Harriet Braiker</font color=red>