yes. to all of that -in all the posts. it is hard to be visible and accept the whole social aspect when our lives didn't allow for that.
baby steps is right.
my md yesterday said that we all have healthy places in us as well as unhealthy places - and those of us who have had these kinds of backgrounds (like my md, too) she said will always have that unhealthy place in us. but we can go into the healthy place and make descisions from there.

((((((((((((((Miss))))))))))))