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Old Sep 29, 2008, 08:59 AM
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Thunder, how awful for you! Your substance abuse probably kept the anxiety under control (self-medicating). You had a very traumatic upbringing but now you are safe. This is the key to getting better, getting your mind to see and feel the present and to emotionally let the past go (not just "get over it") but working through it in therapy.
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