Whew! Yes to all of this. I do believe that as good and helpful social media can be, some behaviors have been elevated for many reasons that you’ve described. “Say it to my face!” So much of what I see said online would dare not be said to someone’s face. Social media has also exposed the heart of a whole lot of folks, surprisingly and sadly.

Personally, the part that spoke to me was avoiding conflict (I forget the technical term) because of fear of abandonment or rejection. At my big age, I’m still working on this. Thank you always for your words, insight and “realness”.