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[quote=Anonymous]Interesting. I didn’t move residences as a kid but I did move schools, from public to private and back again. I do think it affected me. Even though I am an extrovert, I was the “new kid” when I went to high school and I didn’t know how to navigate the cliques and social expectations, especially as an attractive girl. This was the 90’s and the slut shaming was brutal. I was a virgin throughout HS, but that didn’t matter—I had vile things said behind my back, written about me on bathroom walls, etc.

In addition,  my parents divorced when I was two years old and I went to my Dad’s house every weekend, 45 minutes away. I had a whole different life ther. Even with loving parents, siblings, and extended family, I always felt I was living a double life.

On the plus side, I am able to get along with literally anyone and I have had some great adventures in life as a result. On the other hand, I am a poster child for high-functioning anxiety and depression. Genetic? Yes. But the moving around did not help. [/quote]

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