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by mixmastamyk 3554 days ago
As a I mentioned above, please consider therapy. It's not perfect, but you deserve to find some happiness. There may be some groups where you can find people with similar backgrounds, such as drug-survivors (al-anon etc).

Also, time may heal. I'm old enough that my unhappy adolescence now feels like a dream, even though there are some lasting effects.