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Just wanted to let you guys know that I am still around reading your posts, although I haven't replied for a while.

Things are finally going brilliantly for me. The first step was quitting my office job and taking anti-depressants - my IBS instantly got loads better. I then went for some serious counselling (free, thank god for the NHS) which was v painful but helped get some issues I had had since childhood off my chest. It's funny how upset you can still be inside after all that time. Having someone to talk to and say that the situation was far from perfect really helped. Especially since my mum always says things are in my head, which really doesn't help!!

I am now working pretty much full time at a boarding kennels and plan to go back to college to do veterinary nursing next year, something that I have wanted to do since I was 16!!

I am still living in total bliss in my lovely house with the four loves of my life - Tara, Lucy the puppy and my two gorgeous kitties! Getting Lucy was the best thing we ever did. Tara also sort of proposed to me (I know we can't really get married properly). It doesn't seem like such a big thing as we've always joked that we are married for years and I know that we will be cantankerous old biddies together! We are hopefully getting my dad to make us some rings as we are totally broke and according to Tara it becomes official this December when we can sign some kind of partnership agreement and tell everyone.

Anyway, thanks to EVERYONE for being brilliant when I was at my most down. Looking back it was so terrible I don't know how I survived it.

Must go and get some dinner now and try and find a cool place in the house - after months of rain and cloud it's boiling here today.

Hope you all have as much luck as me,

Catherine

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