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Waves_and_Smiles · 2014-06-07 22:44:33

I started this thread when I was lonely and suffering with mental health issues and was lucky to find a wonderful group of amazing new friends who now mean the world to me. My name was Worried and Scared back then but with the help of everyone here I became Waves and Smiles. This thread is no longer just about me, it is…

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30 January 2015 at 4:03PM

We have now closed this very long thread because the MSE server doesn't like long threads. However, our discussions continue at https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/67600575#Comment_67600575.

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