I didn't respond to this earlier. I'm sory about that. Thank you for your supportive post, I appreciated it very much.

But no, I cannot possibly feel safe on the couch. It is unsafe for two main reasons: the first is external, all the public boards at PC are more public than most places online, as this place is designed to get as much exposure as possible; the second is internal, in that I have experience from posting inappropriately personal things here and having them deservedly put down, and I'm not making myself vulnerable in that way again. And there is no reason why I would - the only person in the world who has any actual interest in how I feel is getting paid for it, after all, and anybody else who is exposed to my opinions or feelings might tolerate the experience out of kindness, but would be happier if they were spared it. (Case in point: when I do post about something vaguely related to my emotions, the only response I get is about my shoes - I appreciated that response but I know I should not have posted the first part at all.)

Also, no, I'm not really human. I keep having that confirmed, over and over. I share some traits with humans but like Morrissey, "I've got no right to take my place with the human race". (Hmm, time to listen to The Smiths, I think...)

I'm also good at writing convoluted sentences. It's my superpower.