Well, it's not about a confrontation. That's not what this whole thing is about at all. It has nothing to do with picking battles at all. This is not about verbalizing one's opinion; it's about not feeling bad or made to feel bad that my opinion or feelings are what they are.

And no, work environments or other environments where getting along is a requirement for my livelihood, no, those aren't people I want to get along with nor spend time with. That is the whole point. I force myself to stay in these relationships or environments thinking the whole time that there is something wrong with me and allowing them to make me feel like there is something wrong with me because I feel differently or have a different perspective on things and see things differently than they do. It makes me feel like I'm some kind of evil person because I do not agree with them or see things differently. The whole point is making it okay for myself to either speak up or walk away, regardless of the outcome of either, and stand by my conviction of what I feel or my perspective and if that means I walk away or end the relationship, then that's fine, because I am not bad for disagreeing.