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[quote=Anonymous]My mom was in residential treatment a few times when I was a kid. I remember visiting her as early as maybe 6 or 7. I remember being scared and lonely that early for sure. It was probably not until I was close to 10 that I understood that she was really different from other moms in a way that made my life really difficult by comparison. She was also in residential treatment soon after I was born for severe PPD. I lived with an aunt for months. I didn't find out about that until I was a teen, but I believe that that separation from my parents at an early age had a major negative impact on my level of attachment to them and my feeling of safety and security in general. I didn't know that as a kid, though.[/quote]
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