“I feel an otherness about myself that I try to view as exciting or enlightening, where others might view me as bad for being different. I think repressing my thoughts and feelings is unhealthy for me, so even if I were somehow bad, I would still think that I am lovable and worthy of love. I feel more comfortable loving all of me than trying to make my bad feelings go away. I don't think I would have a lot of the bad feelings I do if it weren't for other people anyway.”
