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[quote=Anonymous]Hell, yes.  It's taken a lot of time to overcome.  I didn't so much feel inferior/inadequate in academic/work areas but I felt horrible unattractive physically.  I really have a warped sense of my physical self.  I'm not gorgeous or anything, it just took me a long time to realize that someone could find [i]me[/i] attractive and love [i]me[/i].  I got a lot of positive reinforcement in school and looked to school as an escape.  The harder I worked, the more 'rewards' which is also reflected in my professional life.  My personal life, though, it took me a long time to let my guard down to let people really know me.  I missed out on a number of romantic opportunities because I was very self-defeating.

But, moving away from my home environment was a big step on the road to recovery.  I met a lot of great people in my job, especially women who had never married - I couldn't understand why some of them didn't have partners.  It took me a while to realize most people have issues and that even as damaged as I felt, I was a good friend and could have good friends.  My life got so much richer after that.  It was through friends that I met my DH. [/quote]

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