I never fit in growing up. I was bullied through most of elementary school. Kindergarten onwards were like literal hell for me. Constantly being ridiculed & cast out. Often I didn’t have anybody to play with at recess & if I was ever invited to a birthday party outside of school, kids made it very clear they didn’t want me there. For most of my childhood & my young adult life, I carried the pain of being odd, weird, strange & took it on as my fault. Confused as to why it was so hard…