You are not being too sensitive. You are just experiencing human emotions. These emotions are perfectly valid. It is perfectly fine to feel that you have been discriminated against. I have felt that way many times. I have been called annoying, weird, and many other names. I have had my friends run away from me and I would run around chasing them in front of everybody. They thought it was funny.

Over the years I have cared so much about what other people think. And to some degree, I still do. I still get a little awkward around people sometimes. I still get nervous thinking about taking my truck in for repairs. I worry if my family and friends will think I am a failure. And this is all normal.

You are trying to protect the idea of how you see yourself. Who are you? How do you see yourself? How do you feel about yourself?

Upon answering these questions, you will find many of the answers reflect on your own insecurities. You may say you are “this” good and “this” bad, but “these” opinions about yourself are all an illusion. These opinions of yourself have been drilled into your head for many years and now you believe them.

Now is the time to thank this experience, cringe as much as you want by thinking about it, and let it go. You may think to yourself, “Okay, I guess I did try to get too chummy with somebody I hardly know. Maybe it wasn’t right of me to add him on Facebook. Maybe it wasn’t right for me to stop him while we were on our way to our dorms. Maybe I did make him feel uncomfortable.” Simply be okay with that idea, and let it go, even if you don’t fully agree with it.

The truth is, people are going to be weird sometimes. Sometimes you’re going to run into people who you are just not compatible with. We’re all weird. We’re all kind of messed up. And that is okay.