Rumors

So I have been made aware of the fact that rumor on campus has it that I am making up my pain.

I'm not surprised. The same rumors went around last time. I can even understand why this is happening. RND is sufficiently unusual that most people have not heard of it; it is sufficiently weird that it's hard to believe. On top of all that, it's very scary.

You see, if people admit this is real, they must also admit that it could happen to them as randomly as it happened to me. If they admit that, they realize how vulnerable they really are. If this is fake, however, than they are safe: it cannot happen to them.

Everyone prefers to feel safe. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be an option for my life.