[RightWhale]

you have NO ONE in your life . . . who’s word and perspective you trust as having a lot of validity?

That would be a fair assumption.

[Quix]

OUCH.

I can identify from different periods of my life.

It does set one up to miss out on a lot of . . . solid stuff.

And, it requires us to experience everything FIRST HAND or be doubted, feared, dismissed etc. out of hand.

That’s quite a burden given the complexities of life. And quite time consuming in a lot of contexts.

In some contexts, it’s hazardously time consuming.

I’ve forgotten how old you are, if I ever knew. I’m 61.