Dear Wolftrap,
It is incredibly insightful of you to bring up this subject and I thank you for it. Yes, indeed I have a cover story but it is still based partially in truth. I simply choose to leave certain parts out. Even in a mid-sized town, professionals know each other and word gets around. The loss of my career that I trained and worked so hard for was heart-wrenching. But what I do now is equally fulfilling, just in different ways. I have only shared the details with a select few friends and colleagues who know me well and were there during the catastrophic event that led to my demise. It was cathartic to be able to talk about it to them but I’m sure I don’t need to warn you that you have to be SURE of whom you can trust. Otherwise, stick to journaling or a trusted therapist. I wish you well.