fuzzybear, thank you a million times...you understand exactly how I felt. My question isn't about the meme and whether the meme is "right or wrong." The issue is that I have felt overpowered by most people all of my life. I am the much-younger child in a family of 3 sisters (my sisters and I have the same parents, but my sisters are 15 and 18 years older than I am; I also have a number of older cousins). I am 51 freakin' years old, but most people treat me as though I'm much younger. In my family of origin, I was generally treated like "the kid" - still am - even though I'm a middle-aged woman who has raised a family. My closest friends are people I grew up with and they are good, decent, caring people - but most boss me around, just as they always have.

Posting that meme on my Fb actually challenged my anxiety and guilt. I was kind of proud of myself for being able to post something without over-thinking it, like I over-think almost everything. Naturally, the moment I "took that chance" some called me out on my action. Typical. But I fear standing up for myself because I don't want to lose my friends (I deeply fear isolation, because I already feel extremely isolated), and I have a huge fear that they will find out how "crazy" I really am. So I force myself to compromise my feelings just to keep the peace. An ongoing situation in my life.