I try to ignore "society" and "the world at large" because they're kind of meaningless, wholly invented concepts? I can't know who "they" are or what "they" know so I just try to keep my focus on immediate or things relevant to my actual life as I'm living it and deal with anything else as it comes up. My imagination is too good and I'd drive myself paranoid if I let myself.

But I also do the opposite and realize that almost all my stuff is out there in the world; anyone can go to a library with Cris Cross directories and find I own my house and what its address is. They can look up my phone number, find I've been in therapy and for what (because I've said what on various boards where I have used my name too) and someone really anxious to get to know "all" about me could. . . BUT, I am not what is written about me!

THE MAP IS NOT THE TERRITORY