Cynthia;
Thanks for your warm welcome and I hope you get well soon.
So many of us bring to our experiences .... our own perspective. Remember the idea that "you cannot have a concept of what is and what isn't"? Looking back on my own time with M... I recognise that my "concepts" were different than most around me... in fact I at times had no concept of what should or shouldn't be. I seemed to enjoy not "going along" in many instances and seemed to march to a different drummer. Perhaps that is what sheltered me from more lasting damage from being subjected to M and his thing. I am enjoying reading the posts here and find myself agreeing with many and also disagreeing with many!!! So I look forward to checking in!