@ChipperMonkey Thanks for pointing me to the Hierarchy of needs, I'll have to check it out in more detail
@PoppyRoad After reconsidering what I wrote, I think I've realized that the SA was definitely enough to cause some of these difficulties... It's just so difficult to explain what I mean, I suppose :P Maybe it's all in my head. Like I said though, I loveee Fiona Apple

So I didn't mean to in anyway make it sound like I disliked her or was trying to bring her negative attention. It's just like she's the only person who I can think of who really captures what I'm trying to express.