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[–]Diversity_Racket 26 insightful - 2 fun26 insightful - 1 fun27 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Way to go! The realization that your values are fundamentally different from your friends can be really devastating...personally it sent me into a grieving process. So good for you for putting yourself out there. In the long term, losing a few friends doesn't even compare to how good it feels to live authentically. It might take a while to find those likeminded people again, but it's worth it.

[–]seminolehighlander 27 insightful - 2 fun27 insightful - 1 fun28 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

"grieving process" - that is exactly it. I grieved when I realized I was seemingly so far out of the field, to the point where people would consider me dangerous.

[–]Diversity_Racket 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh totally. It's like you're shedding this idea/concept of who you used to be, and everything associated with that identity, including friends, etc. It takes time to grapple with and it shouldn't be minimized/downplayed. I'm so glad we have this space to share and talk about it.