I have been here since 2004. Most of the people who were here then are no longer here except for a small handfull who I always enjoy seeing when I come on. Have one person I stay in contact with from here IRL also.
I have gone through from being a total mess to being fully healed in that time frame. This was home when I moved 2100 miles away from where I lived all my life so it is hard not to peek in the forums every so often even now. I have very few friends from where I lived IRL & am very selective about who I still keep in touch with at this point in life after all I went through. Most I consider acquaintances rather than friends. But I am enjoying my new IRL life & have some real friends now in an awesome community in the small town where I live.