I’m with the other commenters. You can regain those feelings of security and dignity. Therapy can help. Sometimes it takes time to find the right therapist, so pay attention to how you feel with the person. Feeling a better connection will mean more effective work often. Don’t hesitate to be choosy.

You know the thoughts and feelings are not rational it seems, so it just remains to find out why/how you are hooked onto them.

If you live in the US you might be able to use the website www.psychologytoday.com to find a therapist. There are probably similar sites in other countries. If payment is a barrier, look for a therapist who says they have a ‘sliding scale’, ask them how it works.

. . .but hole

I want to make this happen. Last block for me is editing documents on my iPhone. I haven’t found a LibreOffice-compatible mobile suite that is solid yet. Latest try was Collabra Office but the navigation within-document just seems buggy and weirdly idiosyncratic. Am i missing something there or can anyone recommend an alternative?

Anyone more knowledgeable care to help me understand where Anthropic is on this graphic/clusterjam?

I would always spell it ‘jilted’. I think it’s one of those very obscure English pronunciation things based on letter relationships in the many languages of which English is composed. For backup I’ll suggest the same thing is happening in ‘jink’ and ‘junk’. Whereas a different sound comes from ‘guilt’ and ‘gate’.

Grant us…etc.

Fair enough

But it's a FUNNY pipe dream at a grim time.

This seems like a very well-informed post, was definitely full of useful, accessible information, well linked, and well written. I actually learned something (the sideways thing)! Thank you!