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Dear Diary,

I guess I will start with a little about myself. Hmm, where to start? I'm female, 40yrs old, mom of a 21 yr old young man and 15 yr old young lady. Addicted to working. Recovering addict and alcoholic. Was clean 2 yrs and relapsed. Now clean over a year. Been diagnosed with PTSD with night terrors. Been going to trauma counseling for almost a year. Was widowed when I was 18 and pregnant. Survived a shootout and 2 sexual assaults and other traumas. Survived the deaths of 3 brothers before they were 40 yrs old. Deaths of mom ,grandmother, step dad, and closest cousin. Dealt with Alot of death of the closest people to me. All this and more sad stuff yet I still find hope and refuse to lose faith in life.