Ok, pretty selfish on my part because I love your work. I'm rereading A Boy and His Dragon again, also love Sweet/Geek, Wealth of Unsaid Words, and...well,everything I've read of yours so far. But really my comment is because the ignorant jerks need to be shouted down and, well, smacked upside the head a couple zillion times.
The other commenters are totally right about your strength and I'd like to add one more analogy. Nobody tells diabetics that they are selfish, self-centered, or just need to snap out of it and start producing more insulin, do they? Ok yes, there is the odd faction of "it's just a small piece of cake, no big deal if you eat it, right?" But really - we are talking about chemical imbalances that can't be balanced through willpower.
So hang in there, do whatever you need to do to ride it out, and do your best to minimize time spent with toxic people.
The world is blessed to have you in it. And don't worry if that doesn't make you feel better when you're depressed, because all the kind words in the world won't change brain chemicals (or insulin, for that matter!)
Hang in there - please!
But really my comment is because the ignorant jerks need to be shouted down and, well, smacked upside the head a couple zillion times.
The other commenters are totally right about your strength and I'd like to add one more analogy. Nobody tells diabetics that they are selfish, self-centered, or just need to snap out of it and start producing more insulin, do they? Ok yes, there is the odd faction of "it's just a small piece of cake, no big deal if you eat it, right?" But really - we are talking about chemical imbalances that can't be balanced through willpower.
So hang in there, do whatever you need to do to ride it out, and do your best to minimize time spent with toxic people.
The world is blessed to have you in it. And don't worry if that doesn't make you feel better when you're depressed, because all the kind words in the world won't change brain chemicals (or insulin, for that matter!)