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Originally Posted by lolagrace
... They were very protective of that history remaining very private. Their reaction was often to wave any talk of the past off (quite literally -- I can still see the one waving that hand like brushing it aside) and say something like "Oh, that was a long time ago and it is over." I think they really compartmentalized those experiences into very secure boxes.
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Ouch. Thanks for sharing this... it's a little scary... because that sounds like how I've reacted to my own stuff (the waving of hands when a friend tried to "help" by talking about my stuff.)
(Not comparing my own stuff to what these people went through, but it was a bit eerie!)