I’m afraid to be a public figure.

Ryan Douglass
Sep 6, 2018 · 5 min read

I write what I don’t know how to say out loud. It’s the perfect job for an insecure socializer who’s always measuring his words to make sure they’re neutral enough not to disturb or offend. In writing I can take some of that off.

While I’ve accepted it’s impossible to get everyone to like you, I still obsess over the fact some people don’t, because those some feel like many, and on bad days, all.

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