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Old Sep 22, 2010, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by cocoa58 View Post
I was actually really badly trapped and traumatized years ago with the whole mental health system. I can't go into all of it, but I lost 10 years of my life to this...
I know from experience. But... you did not entirely "lose" those years. Yes, it altered your life, but you lived through it. You learned from those years. That can serve you now.
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