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Welcome. I’m in that boat with you. Had my first therapy session last week. I just started by reading through different area posts. Seeing others bravely share helps me want to be brave.

Thank you so much everyone. It’s 5:30am and I couldn’t sleep. Just glad to know this place exists and I’m not alone.

thank you @Finchy @MeBeMary @Six_times_seven I really appreciate the welcome. I'm glad I found this forum.

I kept everything bottled up for decades, not just from others, but from myself as well. I finally hit a point that I couldn't keep it in any more, I needed to acknowledge it. I feel like because it was so long ago, people don't understand that because I am first facing this now, I am raw, and sensitive and want to shut down sometimes, that I need grace and kindness. I started therapy this week. I confided in just a handful of people to mixed results.