I wanted to share here something that I just wrote to someone in a PM. This person wrote a very heartfelt response to my story and a part of what I wrote back is something I'd like to share with everyone. It explains a bit better how I feel about people's responses.

So here's what I wrote:

"It's been a very profound experience for me, connecting with people since I posted that. Well, I'm sure you read the responses. I've spent my whole life feeling like nobody would ever understand my story because most of what I endured was not visited upon me by adults. So it's always been my secret nightmare. A pain only I could understand. And this has made me feel like an alien to this day.

And then I came here and so many people understand. I can't express what that's like. Sometimes it bring tears to my eyes when I think about it."

So thanks, all of you.

Cyran0