@Leah742@marceelias@davidpsdem I have had this same thought many times the past year. The people of America truly should file a class-action lawsuit against DT and his family.
@cessonmute I lost the first 49 yrs of my life.
I lost the first 24 to "maladaptive daydreaming". To protect me, my mind took me far, far away from reality. I have few memories of those yrs.
I lost the next 25 to profound depression. I was suicidal for 25 yrs. I should not still be alive.
@KupcakeProse That is super helpful! Thank you for sharing that. I just finished the first draft of my first book, so I don't have a refined process. My book is nonfiction, and here is how the process looked for me:
1st: Dump thoughts
2nd: Organize thoughts
3rd: Do a "compassion pass"
@recovery_your It is wild, and comforting, to read your post. For the past seven years, when I tell a quick version of my story I say, "I lost the first 49 years of my life."