Confessions.

Or just truth-telling.

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For a long time, I’ve had this sense that I “make people feel uncomfortable”.

I make people feel uncomfortable just by being.

Because I was taught to take responsibility for other people’s emotional responses to me.

And, simultaneously…

I was taught that it wasn’t safe to be me.

And I’m finding myself more & more disillusioned by pretty words.

Let’s unpick the word “confession” for a moment.

Let’s talk about what it does — or doesn’t — mean.

Cambridge damns you.

Merriam-Webster is… messy.

Source: Merriam-Webster

Source: Google (10/11/2022)

For the last twenty-something years, I’ve grappled with two essential truths: