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From: Marda.Anderson@f9.n393.z1.fidonet.org (Marda Anderson)
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Subject: Re: Mental  Health
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Date: 4 Dec 90 16:08:29 GMT
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Hi, Patricia.  I went to answer this in the mental health echo and then 
couldn't remember what your message said so I had to come back here and 
look for it again.  You asked about the childhood abuse.  In my case, 
there was physical, verbal and sexual abuse.  I had completely blocked 
that out until shortly before I went into the hospital.  Then the 
floodgates opened and it seemed like every sound, every smell, just 
everything in my environment would trigger some new memories.  Now I 
still have memories coming up though niot as many.   I sure wish this 
would end because it's no fun.  Sometimes the memories come up in 
ordinary sort of way but other times I have flashbacks.  Sometimes I'll 
be thinking and behaving as though I were a little child.  It changes my 
whole environment.  For instance, I thought my guide dog May was Rascal, 
a boxer we had when I was little. 
That one was a scary one because it was the day Rascal died.  Anyway I 
can't remember all you asked.  If I missed anything, post it again and 
I'll answereither here in mental health.  I can't remember if I've 
answered everything.  I addressed your questions about lithium in the 
mental health echo.  If I can be of further help, let me know.  I hope 
this message isn't as disjointed as I think it is, it's just hard to 
know.  I'm getting really confused so better sign off for now.

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