I've been holding onto a fear about how other people perceive me that doesn't fit with how I am inclined to think, feel, & exist in the world.
I was not inclined to "fit in". I was inclined to dress up in all kinds of different outfits that were fun to me, & sometimes spoke like I was in a freaking Jane Austen novel. That was how I was inclined to be, & it didn't actually bother me that much that other people might find that strange. Other people aren't me. They don't get a say in that.
