Some people are being invalidating towards Mountaindewed's feelings and own experience. Not sure how that's helpful or supportive.

Edit: nobody was there from here but the OP. We are all only speculating. At the same time, I understand giving alternate perspectives and ideas. That actually can be helpful and I didn't mean to "speak for" MD. It just seems to me some people are telling MD not to feel the way they did. If I got that wrong, that's my bad.