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#+title: My Story of Recovery

My story of recovery in [[id:c36f5441-33e1-4885-a199-044a1604b2f6][SLAA]].

* Bottom Lines
- Sex outside of a committed relationship
- Lying (including by omission)
* Who am I?
- Trans woman, came out while in recovery
- Introverted, lots of anxiety. People pleasing.
* Earlier Life
- Lack of emotional support after my parents' divorce
- Masturbation as a coping mechanism
- Few relationships, lack of exploration of my sexuality
* Acting Out
- Depression, cross-dressing, infidelity
- Marriage, infertility
- Breakdown and disclosure
* Recovery
- Support from group and meetings
  - Through the miscarriage
  - Through the divorce
  - In dating
- Opening up to people
- Transition, new close relationships
- The pandemic
- Marriage, again