That's great! I'm glad to hear that you had a good time with Harli. She sounds like a good friend, and I bet she could probably understand more than maybe you thought.

Sometimes thinking about the bad things in our lives too much just doesn't help. It's too easy to make that our whole identity, and lose a lot of the good things about you. Remember that there is a lot more to who you are than what happened to you or what is wrong in your life. That stuff hurts, but I hope you won't let it stop you from living your life and being you.

I wasted a lot of years just feeling limited by what I thought I couldn't do, and wanting other people to notice that I wasn't okay and sympathize and relate to my struggles. It was miserable and not worth it at all. Now I'm trying to recover some of my dreams and do some of those things I didn't think I could. It's not so easy after you wait 20 or 30 years. You can take charge of your life now and I hope you don't let anything stop you from enjoying life and reaching your potential.