Secrets are like abscesses: they beg to be lanced but we fear the pain of rupturing them.

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Only when pus is drained from a wound, can healing begin.

One of my patients came into my office and said, “Dr. Olson! I read your book. You told us a lot more than we needed to know.” It was her last visit after having seen her for twenty-five years. The last thing she said was, “I’ve always thought I was a lesbian.” It was only after learning my secrets that she told me…

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Gay father; Psychiatrist; Award-winning author FINALLY OUT. Chapter excerpt here: http://bit.ly/2EyhXTY Top writer on Medium. Not medical advice.

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Loren A Olson MD

Gay father; Psychiatrist; Award-winning author FINALLY OUT. Chapter excerpt here: http://bit.ly/2EyhXTY Top writer on Medium. Not medical advice.