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Personal Experiences

Sometimes just knowing someone else understands can make things feel a little less lonely.

There is no substitute for hearing from people who actually know what you are going through.

I stopped bringing friends home

I was always worried people would notice something.

Sometimes nothing even happened. I just never knew what mood would be waiting in the house.

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The next morning

Nobody ever mentioned the night before directly.

Everybody just acted tired and careful. Like the safest thing to do was move on quickly.

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Christmas

Every year I hoped things would somehow feel different.

Every year everybody seemed to watch everybody else more than the television.

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I still feel guilty

Sometimes I still wonder if I could have handled things better.

Even now, part of me still feels responsible for things that were never really mine to carry.

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Experiences

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