Same here. I can't even begin to describe what a difference Out Of the Storm has made in my life. Everywhere else, I always had to hide such a huge part of myself. And the funny thing is, I never even realized just how much I was hiding, censoring, filtering, translating, and faking. It only became clear once I was here and began to realize: I can just tell things as they are, and there's a fair chance someone will reply and say 'yes, same here'. It's amazing.
And everyone here thinks they're so broken and damaged! Me included, and granted, I can kind of see the point, CPTSD isn't to be sneezed at - but here are SO many things that are healthy and unbroken and wonderful and wise about people here. You've made such an enormous difference. There's so many good things about everyone here, more good things than dysfunctional ones.