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I Was Taught To Protect My Virginity At All Costs. Instead, I Decided To Seduce My Town's Star Athlete.

"It dawned on me: They were utterly terrified we were going to discover something very exciting and powerful about our supposedly naughty bodies."
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My Patients Tell Me They've Had A Paranormal Experience. I Believe Them — I Had One Too.

"For years, I didn’t tell the story. I came up with what I thought was a rational explanation and buried it away."
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I Went To Columbine And Knew The Shooters. Here's What I Struggle With 25 Years Later.

"The shame of Columbine’s notoriety and the guilt of knowing killers meant that I hid my past. I stayed mostly silent about my experience for years."
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My Doctor Gave Me A Strange Exam. I Researched It Later — And What I Learned Left Me Disgusted.

"He entered the room. The nurse stood at a distance from the examination table, leaning against a countertop, like she didn’t want to be associated with him."
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I Was Madly In Love. Then My Partner Said The 6 Words I'd Been Dreading.

"I imagined them falling asleep and waking up next to someone else, calling someone else when they were hurting, and marrying someone else instead of me."
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