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Thanks for your hug, your kind words and advice. It helps.

I'm thinking of joining a gym, taking art/theater classes, therapy and meds.... But costs and time are an issue, so we'll see what happens.

I spent the last 13 years of my life extremely depressed, overwhelmed, and confused. And not even realizing how depressed I was and what I needed to do to alleviate the pain. I'm 29 now, have been depressed since I was 16. When I was a teenager I ran into serious issues about my body (abnormalities)...