Shan

linda73,

These are great sites. DO we have something like that here? I mean on a large scale like that I wonder? We could use one. It is apparent these kind of problems are widespread - rather sad state of affairs the human race is in.

Hi Beautiful, Welcome to AS!! I do believe you are beautiful but I don't belive you are a disaster - altho you probaby feel that way. I hope you find what you are looking for here (now I know why people use U R instead of you are) Blessings. Shan.

WELCOME!! WELCOME!! WELCOME LUSEAL!!

Hi Espera Welcome!! I am sorry for what brought you here but I am glad you found us. This is a place you can be yourself, find understanding, and friendship.

Thanks, I finally found a place where I belong. Where I am not out of place, different. It's nice. The people here are nice. Real. That's what we all need; a place where we can be real without being misunderstood, rejected, accused. We're battling with that within ourselves already, we don't need more of it.

Hi Everyone! I'm new.I've been reading your posts for a few days and can relate. I decided to join because I dealt with my problems by ignoring them, thinking that I wasn't going to let what happened to me become who I am or what my life is all about. Unfortunately I can't escape the fact that I don't relate to people normally, especially men in authority.That's often where opportunities for growth and advancement come from. So my life is stopped. I recently realized that the reason I cannot accept affirmation is because I don't like myself. And I realized, through a letter put on a web