I have come to realize that there are basically no one in this world, except for myself, who actually care about me.

My family doesn't care after I called my mom out on being abusive. My 'friends' don't actually care, they care about what I can provide them. My coworkers don't care, they just care if I do a good job or not. And we all know about how women are.

I honestly think I get more legit sympathy on this fucking subreddit than anywhere else in real life. When people are sympathetic here, they don't know who I am, and I don't know them, all that happens is that they relate to my experiences and don't wish that on anyone else. The fact that a bunch of anonymous people from around the world, that I'll never meet, are the closest thing to real friends I'll probably ever have is a bit worrying to me, and I try to remain positive about my future in general.

This is not the kind of going my own way that I'd imagined, but I figure it's better than living a lie.