This section of my impromptu and scattered biography covers ages 15 1/2 to 20. Yes, you read that correctly. I've been focused on preproduction for a short film that I wrote and want to direct, so I apologize that this one is a few days late and also ill prepared... even by audio diary standards. I do recognize within the episode that a lot of my coping skills to traumatic events is to either ignore them, distance myself, or insulate myself by throwing myself into a project or distraction. It's one of the main reasons I believe I have trauma and anxiety now that I'm trying to deal with. To be fair, I'm not saying how I handled things was wrong since I was a child and then a teenager, but it doesn't exactly resolve the issue by forgiving myself, which is the main point behind this podcast. As always, thank you for listening and being respectful. - db