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Like Natasha, I rarely ever use “trigger warnings” on this site. That’s because, frankly, it’s a site about surviving child abuse and mental illness. Just the title should be considered a trigger warning. But also, because while I try to balance things out with positive messages for anyone who comes to the site, sometimes there…

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