I'd like to take a moment to comment on the general theme of responses in this thread. Rhetoric such as "chin up" and "it could be so much worse" and "relax" ar

I'd like to take a moment to comment on the general theme of responses in this thread. Rhetoric such as "chin up" and "it could be so much worse" and "relax" are very commonly seen in response to those suffering from severe depression and anxiety. Often, that approach to empathy amounts to observers summing up the situation, projecting that they themselves wouldn't have been hurt in that situation, and then patting the author on the head and telling them to sit back down. While many of us may not objectively take away "he was treated poorly" from the author's brief stories, it is a fact that the author felt emotionally affected by these experiences enough to share them. I think he aim to create a forum for people in the industry who themselves feel slighted by something that happened to them. Something something, intersectionality. Hey Fred, thanks for sharing.