Thank you for your amazing comment, Jeanne-Erin. 💗

Dang it, I'm sorry about the violence you experienced. :( That window-screaming guy was awful.

"They fail to see that every abuser is also a victim." This line is a lot more triggering in retrospect. 😅

Basically what I mean is I feel lucky I wasn't born a psychopath, prone to aggression, or that my personality doesn't predispose me to be violent. I'm lucky I didn't grow up abused, which could also have made me more likely to commit it.

I have sometimes thought, "Darn, why do I have to be so oversensitive and anxious?" It's how my brain is wired. So when somebody does terrible things that I myself would be less likely to do, I feel sympathy for them that they would even be motivated to do such a thing. They didn't choose their brain any more than I chose mine.

"You remind me of Jacinda Ardern in one very important way — grappling with these issues that define such a huge part of your identity, she with her religion and its beliefs and you with your belief that being ostracized is worse than this abuse."

Thanks again—that is so encouraging and I will keep working on it, Jeanne-Erin. Wishing you a lovely day. :)