(Edited 11/27/2023)

One thing I’ve found hard about this mental health journey is that I have to select my in-person audience wisely.

Even more now that I’ve recently had a “close” person reveal their true feelings about me and my views on key people. I wrote a few posts in relation to that back in December and January.

I hate that I can’t directly share what I know and feel about certain ones. Mostly because of the history of deflection and guilt trips that come in response to it.

I’m grateful that I haven’t let that stop me from sharing what I have, but the more I do it with people face to face, the more confident I feel about outing myself for my efforts these last few months.

As much as I could wish that the people who need to hear this can do so without flexing their egos, I thank them for who they are. Who they’ve chosen to be.

Without them, I wouldn’t have a reason to write any of this.

D.F.