I can relate to every bit of this. Growing up, there was no internet to learn why you were different, and it was very difficult to be 'me' so I morphed into what people thought I should be by mimicking behavior I thought they wanted to see from me. Without support, it was a very difficult life emotionally. I always felt lost. Only in recent years have I been able to break away from that and find support. What a great post this is to help inform people so they can learn to support those they know who are creatives.