School is definitely a breeding ground for toxic feelings and unhealthy competition because, like you said, its very nature is a kind of meaningless propaganda box where a bunch of unique personalities are dumped and then made to believe they have to eat each other alive to survive.

Great post, and I'm glad that you are starting to feel safer. I have a hard time around men AND women. Haha. Haven't found any extra-terrestrials yet, so I had better become more self-aware.