I have started making an effort to identify when I’m doing something like that before I do it because the thing is, I never really set out to hurt anyone. I’m not purposely trying to cause problems and I started trying to stop that behavior because it causes conversations and corrections that I don’t want. It just makes things complicated. It’s kind of hard to explain. I guess some people enjoy causing harm to others but I never have. I like my solitude and hate talking to people. Saying and doing things that people don’t like encroaches on my time so I’m constantly thinking “will this thing I’m about to do upset someone?”

So I suppose my answer in short is yes and no. People constantly saying I’m a piece of crap has stopped me from saying and doing certain things but not because I realized I’ve hurt them but because it takes time away from things I want to do.