Do I have it in me to give myself freely, free of fear of rejection, free of resorting to stereotyping, and permit myself to dance with others, let alone my wife, letting go of inhibitions without resorting to the intake of substances to remove barriers that protect my internal nervousness and general fear of the world at large ingrained in me during my formative years?

Sometimes, my fear is so great I relish the thought of eating a slug of lead rather than look in the nearly-fearless faces of live human beings.

The anonymity of an Internet connection is very safe, that’s for sure.