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Thanks for both of your encouraging words. Sorry it's taken me so long to respond. I'm just still trying to adjust to sharing all of this about myself.

I'm not sure if I'm really depressed and if I should be here but here I am. I'm only 22 years old. I'm not sure where I should begin. I grew up feeling horrible about myself. I always felt like I was ugly, fat, & unloved. About 4 years ago I lost the weight & i actually started feeling prett...