Amy-yes, I know. That is very true. Having to retrain my thoughts via therapy and push away all the negative things my ex told me over the course of our marriage, yes. PTSD poster child. Being abused for years and years during drunken tirades (and at the end, just whenever...not even drunk), it takes a long time to see things for what they really were as opposed to what false reality you were holding into. I know you understand this. But getting things out helps me and hopefully others, too. I know reading your posts helps me