Thanks, Sidestepper.

It is kind of nice that people get concerned if it seems like you might not be alright. That's happened here, and I've appreciated it.

Your other point about people - trained people - drawing way too many conclusions from way too little knowledge is something I, too, have experienced. Here is the most bizarre: I once went to a new, lady pdoc who said, 20 minutes after meeting me, that she was referring me to a male pdoc because she thought I was potentially violent. I had zero history of anything remotely suggesting that. Some upsetting incident that I described apparently hit her wrong. I had said that I was very upset with a former pdoc, and I guess she took it to mean I was wishing harm on him. In no way, did I suggest or even think that, but maybe I just sounded too emotional. I had just been released from the hospital for severe depression, accompanied by self-harm. Maybe that was the flag? I'll never know. She didn't explain. One of the weirdest things I ever experienced! And, as you may appreciate, it was very upsetting to be thought of in that way.