03/29/2026
I understand that I can be intimidating to some people. Not because I am mean, but because I am very comfortable being myself, I see through people quickly, and I don’t shrink to make others feel bigger.
There is something a little mystical about people who are very self-aware. They don’t follow the crowd, they don’t panic when others panic, and they don’t need constant approval to exist. That kind of presence makes very insecure people uncomfortable, because they can’t control it and they can’t manipulate it.
So instead of trying to understand that person, they try to dehumanize them, gossip about them, create stories about them, and turn others against them, just to feel less small.
I understand this now, and I don’t take it personally anymore. Some people don’t hate you because you did something to them. Some people are uncomfortable because you remind them of everything they are not…